Editing Maysville, Kentucky (section)

===Maysville Murals===
[[Image:MaysvilleMural.jpg|thumb|upright|Native American bison hunt mural]]
In the summer of 1998, a series of historical [[mural]]s was begun on the downtown floodwall.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cityofmaysville.com/tourism/floodwall%20murals.html |title=Maysville Floodwall Mural Project |access-date=March 28, 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228085421/http://www.cityofmaysville.com/tourism/floodwall%20murals.html |archive-date=February 28, 2010 }}</ref> Over the next ten years, [[Robert Dafford]] and his team painted ten murals exploring the history of Maysville on various sections of the floodwall.<ref name=CLOONEY>{{Cite web|url= http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6QT6_Rosemary_Clooney_Mural_Maysville_KY |title=Rosemary Clooney Mural - Maysville, KY|access-date=March 23, 2010}}</ref>
* 17th century River Valley Hunting Grounds – A [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] [[bison]] hunt on the [[Buffalo Trace (road)|buffalo trace]].
* 18th century Limestone Landing – The initial settlement of European-Americans on the future site of Maysville, then known as Limestone Landing.
* Marquis de Lafayette – The 1825 visit of the [[Marquis de Lafayette]] to the city, where the city fathers had literally rolled out the red carpet.
* 1850s Sutton's Landing – The [[antebellum-era]] Maysville riverfront, featuring iconic [[Paddle steamer|steam boats]] on the Ohio River.
* Underground Railroad 1850s – The [[Underground Railroad]] route through the area before the [[American Civil War]], with a view looking across the river to the [[John Rankin House (Ripley, Ohio)|John Rankin House]] in [[Ripley, Ohio]].
* 20th century Maysville Riverfront – The continuing evolution of the waterfront location as steamboats gave way to [[train]]s and [[barge]] traffic.
* Market Street – A main street in early 20th century downtown, with a bandstand in the middle of the street.
* Germantown Fair – Held since 1854, the fair featured a wooden grandstand and livestock shows.
* Tobacco barn – A major part of the local agricultural economy, the mural depicts the life of the plant from the field to the harvest to storage in local barns.
* Rosemary Clooney – The last mural, painted in September 2007, honors moments from the life of Rosemary Clooney. The mural highlights her lifelong friendship with Blanche Chambers,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.maysville-online.com/news/article_fd2d5ed2-db7a-5ac4-aa0d-3f8a28bfb01d.html|title=Blanche Chambers dies at 84; was close friend of Rosemary Clooney|author=Michael Arthur|date=January 11, 2009|work=The Ledger Independent|access-date=2010-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201145937/http://www.maysville-online.com/news/article_fd2d5ed2-db7a-5ac4-aa0d-3f8a28bfb01d.html|archive-date=2012-02-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> the 1953 premier of ''The Stars are Singing'' and her singing career. It was painted by Dafford, [[Herb Roe]] and Brett Chigoy.<ref name=CLOONEY/> Her brother Nick Clooney spoke during the dedication for the mural, explaining various images to the crowd.<ref>{{Cite news|title=The Pointer Sisters make excitement in Maysville|author=Misty Maynard|date=September 30, 2007|work=The Ledger Independent|url=http://www.maysville-online.com/news/article_17addc6d-dc69-5e93-b561-4e68fc3a217e.html|access-date=2010-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115102641/http://www.maysville-online.com/news/article_17addc6d-dc69-5e93-b561-4e68fc3a217e.html|archive-date=2016-01-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>