Goodloetown

Goodlowtown is a historically African American section of Lexington, Kentucky.[1][2] It was named for William Cassius Goodloe.[3]

It is located in a bottomland area.[4]

Horse jockey Isaac Burns Murphy was a resident.[1]

38°03′N 84°29′W

References
  1. Smith, Gerald L.; McDaniel, Karen Cotton; Hardin, John A. (July 16, 2015). The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813160665 – via Google Books.
  2. Hobgood, Patrick (September 29, 2015). "Constructing Community: An Exhibition of the Voices of Goodloetown". Kaleidoscope. 4 (1).
  3. Bolin, James Duane (January 13, 2015). Bossism and Reform in a Southern City: Lexington, Kentucky, 1880-1940. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813158815 – via Google Books.
  4. "Goodlowtown, Goodloetown, or Goodloe (Lexington, KY) · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". nkaa.uky.edu.
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