Editing Milton, Kentucky (section)

==History==
Milton was settled in 1785 and founded in 1789, at which time it was still part of [[Virginia]]. A ferry with [[Madison, Indiana]], on the opposite side of the [[Ohio River|Ohio]] began service in 1804. [[Milton-Madison Bridge|A bridge]] connecting them was constructed in 1929.<ref name=mps>Johnson, William Gus. "{{NRHP url|id=64000257|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Trimble County, Kentucky}}". [[National Park Service]], November 1982.  Accessed 6 August 2012.</ref>{{rp|8}}

One of Milton's earliest newspapers, the Milton Free Press, was established in 1879 by Lewis P. Sarlls.<ref>Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887, Trimble Co.</ref>

The city has endured many floods and most of its riverside downtown has been repeatedly destroyed, leaving little historic architecture. Some exceptions are [[Ginn's Furniture Store]], [[Rowlett's Grocery]], and [[Milton Masonic Lodge and County General Store|County General Store]], all of which are located on Main Street.<ref name=mps />{{rp|5}}

Areas just south of Milton were hit by an intense EF3 tornado on [[Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012|March 2, 2012]]. The Milton Fire and Rescue firehouse #2 was destroyed.<ref>{{cite report|author=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Louisville, Kentucky|title=Kentucky Event Report: EF3 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=359388|publisher=National Climatic Data Center|year=2012|accessdate=March 7, 2023}}{{cite report|author=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Cincinnati/Wilmington, Ohio|title=Kentucky Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=369131|publisher=National Climatic Data Center|year=2012|accessdate=March 7, 2023}}</ref><ref name = MadisonCourier2012/><ref>{{cite web|title=Storm destroys Milton Fire & Rescue station|url=http://www.miltonfireandrescue.org/news.html?view=1&id=49814|access-date=March 3, 2012}}</ref>

Milton was hit by an EF2 tornado on [[Tornado outbreak of March 13–15, 2024|March 14, 2024]], causing considerable damage to downtown Milton and a countywide power outage that lasted 28 hours.<ref>{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Louisville, Kentucky|title=Indiana Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1171148|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2024|access-date=June 23, 2024}}{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Louisville, Kentucky|title=Kentucky Event Report: EF2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1171166|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2024|access-date=June 23, 2024}}{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Louisville, Kentucky|title=Kentucky Event Report: EF2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1160988|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2024|access-date=June 23, 2024}}{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Louisville, Kentucky|title=Indiana Event Report: EF2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1171160|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2024|access-date=June 23, 2024}}{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio|title=Indiana Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1160989|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2024|access-date=June 23, 2024}}{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio|title=Kentucky Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1164886|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2024|access-date=June 23, 2024}}</ref>