Anchorage, Kentucky
| Anchorage, Kentucky | |
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 Anchorage, Kentucky
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| Coordinates: 38°15′55″N 85°32′15″W / 38.26528°N 85.53750°WCoordinates: 38°15′55″N 85°32′15″W / 38.26528°N 85.53750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Jefferson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.0 sq mi (7.9 km2) |
| • Land | 3.0 sq mi (7.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,264 |
| • Density | 744.0/sq mi (287.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 40223 |
| Area code(s) | 502 |
| FIPS code | 21-01504 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0485930 |
| Website | www.cityofanchorage.org |
Anchorage is a home rule-class city in eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,264 at the 2000 census. It is one of the wealthiest cities in Kentucky, and one of the more affluent suburbs of Louisville.
The land that is now Anchorage was a part of Isaac Hite's 1773 land grant, which awarded most of the land in today's Jefferson County to officers in the Virginia militia, in exchange for their service in the French and Indian War. Early maps refer to the area as Hite's Mill and it has also been known as Hobbs Station. Part of his original grant now makes up the grounds of Central State Hospital and E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park.
The nautical name is a bit odd, considering the city is over twelve miles from the Ohio River. The origin is The Anchorage, the estate of riverboat captain and early resident James W. Goslee, and was chosen to honor him when the city incorporated in 1878, three years after his death. Tradition says that an anchor hanging inside the rim of a locomotive wheel at the center of town was taken by Goslee from his ship, the Matamora.
The Louisville and Frankfort Railroad (later purchased by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad) was built through the area in 1849. The development of an interurban rail line in 1901 allowed faster travel between Anchorage and Louisville, as well as other towns in the area.
The heavily shaded city, with temperatures often noticeably cooler than in Downtown Louisville, became a popular location for summer homes for wealthy Louisvillians. One such resident was brewing magnate Isaac Wolfe Bernheim, still remembered locally for his philanthropy. In 1914, Bernheim commissioned the firm of Frederick Law Olmsted to design a plan for Anchorage, which would incorporate stone bridges and triangle intersections, similar to Olmsted's plans for Louisville's park system.
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