Kyrock A Pictorial History - Paperback

by Ernie Elmore (Author)

In the early 1900's Kentucky Rock Asphalt Company opened a facility in Western Kentucky near Brownsville with quarries and an elaborate rock asphalt processing facility that produced an excellent asphalt paving material widely sold for the increasingly popular road paving industry. What resulted was a place called Kyrock where thousands came to live and work for the company. Information has been compiled about the company, the area, the people and their way of life. There are first-hand accounts from former workers and residents and numerous photos of the plant operations, quarries, school, church, communities and people. Many articles and papers were consulted to get as much information as possible so that this important part of local history could be preserved in a single book. The book describes and shows in hundreds of photos how the company was built and how the hard working people made the company a success while overcoming tremendous obstacles. Read about how the people overcame the difficult circumstances with the help of a strong leader and how great success can sometimes suddenly come to an abrupt end.

Author Biography

A native of Western Kentucky, Ernie Elmore spent most of his childhood in the forks of Nolin and Green Rivers near the site where Kyrock was located. He earned an M.S. Degree in Chemistry from Western Kentucky University and worked for many years as a Chemist and Quality Assurance Engineer. After his retirement in 2008 he began to research Kyrock collecting as much information and photos as possible. He decided to compile this in a book and make it available to others who share his passion for the history of Kyrock.