Ashland's Story in Time
history articles
A railroad town: Ashland's rich history began, and remains forged, by the tracks
Tuesday, Mar 20, 2007 - BY CLARKE BUSTARD Times-Dispatch Staff Writer - First, the train. Then, the resort. Finally, the town. That's the short story of Ashland, a town that owes its existence to a railroad and whose character still is defined by the trains that run through its center...war memorial speech - 1953
Robert B. Lancaster's speech delivered November 29, 1953 at the dedication of the mural of Old Ashland
In years Ashland is young—it is growing—its future holds great promise and those of us whose roots are deeply imbedded in its soil are proud of its past. We look backward to its beginnings and its accomplishments and from then gain confidence for the future and strength to face tomorrow...