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McLean County History

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

n 1910, this was the largest city in McLean County:

a)

Calhoun

b)

Rumsey

c)

Sacramento

d)

Livermore

2.

McLean county was formed by taking portions of the following counties

a)

Daviess, Muhlenberg, Webster

b)

Daviess, Muhlenberg, Ohio

c)

Daviess, Hopkins, Muhlenberg

d)

Daviess, Todd, Ohio

3.

McLean County was formed in which year

a)

1818

b)

1822

c)

1840

d)

1854

4.

Alney McLean was a veteran of which war

a)

Civil War

b)

American Revolution

c)

Spanish American War

d)

War of 1812

5.

At first, Calhoun was called

a)

Cross Roads

b)

Fort Vienna

c)

Pond Station

d)

Worthington

6.

At first, Island was called

a)

Cross Roads

b)

Fort Vienna

c)

Pond Station

d)

Worthington

7.

At first, Sacramento was called

a)

Cross Roads

b)

Fort Vienna

c)

Pond Station

d)

Worthington

8.

Livermore was founded by

a)

Alonzo Livermore

b)

William Worthington

c)

William Brown

d)

Henry Rhoades

9.

Though the name changed, which of these is the oldest continuous settlement in McLean county

a)

Livermore

b)

Calhoun

c)

Rumsey

d)

Island

10.

In 1845, which of these was the largest and most prosperous settlement in McLean County

a)

Livermore

b)

Calhoun

c)

Rumsey

d)

Sacramento

11.

Once important for the long-term storage of food, McLean county saw the operation of

a)

The Calhoun Ice Plant

b)

GE Refrigeration Plant

c)

Paulson's Warehouse

d)

Champion Roller Mills

12.

Main street in Calhoun was once called

a)

Livery Street

b)

Rhoades Street

c)

Vienna Street

d)

Ferry Street

13.

In 1840, the US Army Corps of Engineers finished construction of the

a)

Livermore Bridge

b)

James Bethel Gresham Memorial Bridge

c)

Green River Lock and Dam #2

d)

Owensboro-Nashville Railroad

14.

Which of the following was completed as part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project during the 1930s

a)

Livermore Bridge

b)

James Bethel Gresham Memorial Bridge

c)

Green River Lock and Dam #2

d)

Owensboro-Nashville Railroad

15.

When the Owensboro-Nashville Railroad came through in 1872, this local coal town experienced great prosperity

a)

Calhoun

b)

Sacramento

c)

Beech Grove

d)

Island

16.

This town was once part of Muhlenberg County

a)

Calhoun

b)

Vienna

c)

Beech Grove

d)

Island

17.

The Livermore Bridge crosses over the Green and ___________ Rivers.

a)

Pond

b)

Ohio

c)

Cypress

d)

Rough

18.

The first post office for this town was called "Social Hill"

a)

Sacramento

b)

Calhoun

c)

Rumsey

d)

Island

19.

The Livermore Bridge begins in McLean County, crosses over ____________ County, and ends back in McLean County.

a)

Muhlenberg

b)

Ohio

c)

Daviess

d)

Hopkins

20.

This location was once part of Daviess County

a)

Calhoun

b)

Sacramento

c)

Rumsey

d)

Island

21.

The James Bethel Gresham Memorial Bridge was constructed in

a)

1840

b)

1875

c)

1928

d)

1937

22.

Pond Station was a 1790 settlement where ____________ is today.

a)

Beech Grove

b)

Sacramento

c)

Hartford

d)

Jewell City

23.

This business, that paid employees in scrip, opened in 1912 and created many jobs in Livermore.

a)

Green River Chair Company

b)

Brown's Landing

c)

Woolworth Handle Co

d)

Whitmer & Gish Meat Market

24.

This local bank opened in 1895 and still operates today

a)

Calhoun Deposit Bank

b)

McLean County Bank at Beech Grove

c)

Livermore Deposit Bank

d)

Sacramento Deposit Bank

25.

This town almost became the county seat, but the bill proposed in the Kentucky legislature did not pass

a)

Calhoun

b)

Livermore

c)

Rumsey

d)

Sacramento

26.

This local town unincorporated in 1930 to get their Main Street paved:

a)

Calhoun

b)

Island

c)

Sacramento

d)

Beech Grove