Editing Ferguson, Kentucky (section)

==History==
The city was originally constructed just north of the [[Cincinnati Southern Railroad]]'s engine repair shops as a residential community for its workers. It was incorporated by the [[Kentucky Assembly|state assembly]] in 1906.<ref>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Ferguson, Kentucky". Accessed 26 July 2013.</ref> It was likely named for the [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]] attorney [[Edward A. Ferguson]] who helped found the railroad in 1869.<ref name=rennick />

Because [[Ferguson, Logan County, Kentucky|another community]] in [[Logan County, Kentucky|Logan County]] already possessed a post office named Ferguson, the city long employed the name '''Luretha''' for mail delivery after the daughter of its first postmaster George Wynn. In 1950, the Logan Co. post office was closed and the Board on Geographic Names approved the use of Ferguson for the Pulaski community's mail.<ref name=rennick>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA100 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=1987 | accessdate=2013-04-28 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=100}}</ref>

The railroad shops were specialized for work with steam engines and were shuttered after trains began using diesel locomotives in the mid-20th century.<ref>Bill Mardis, "[http://www.somerset-kentucky.com/news/ferguson-s-rich-history/article_ca3332ed-39a1-51e3-b4a2-c3f91d2b7f2f.html Ferguson's Rich History]," ''Somerset Commonwealth Journal'', 5 October 2007.</ref>

===Ferguson School===
Ferguson School opened in 1910 for grades 1–12 to serve the children of the town and the rural area just south and east. The high school fluctuated in enrollment from 100 to 150. The high school closed in 1968 and the elementary school in 1978.<ref>[http://fergusonschool.com FergusonSchool.com]</ref> The property of the former school grounds is now the Ferguson Park, and the buildings house community center offices and recreational facilities. Ferguson students now attend Southwestern-Pulaski County High School.