John Curd

Signs of History SM
A Rev. War soldier, John Curd lived here. The Va. Gen. Assembly established tobacco inspection warehouse on Curd's land, 1786, at mouth of Dix River, as well as a public ferry across Ky. River. Curd's 1 ½-story Federal house, with Flemish bond brickwork and original interior woodwork, is on National Reg. of Historic Places.

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Photographs courtesy of Tim Powell and the High Bridge-Wilmore Rail-Trail - November 2002 (http://www.worldtimzone.com/railtrail)