- Alvin Wood
Infobox Person
name =Alvin Wood
image size =200px
caption = Alvin WoodLyndon Kentucky City Hall - unsigned
birth_date=1830
death_date=1891Alvin Wood was an early settler to the area that is now the north central part of
Jefferson County, Kentucky . He is credited with naming the community ofLyndon, Kentucky in 1871. TheLouisville and Nashville Railroad bordered his land, and Wood built a depot so people could catch the train without traveling to Gilman's Point (later known asSt. Matthews, Kentucky ) which was several miles away. [ [http://www.livingplaces.com/KY/Jefferson_County.html LivingPlaces.com] Jefferson County Kentucky] Wood named the depot "Lyndon" for "Linn's Station", a pioneer fort on nearbyBeargrass Creek built in 1779. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=8eFSK4o--M0C&pg=PA586&lpg=PA586&dq=%2B%22Alvin+Wood%22+%2Bkentucky&source=web&ots=2NcIMTnXNW&sig=c7IfjQyNikcaYV6GjRUG9MvuRVc&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#586 The Kentucky Encyclopedia] by John E. Kleber, Kentucky Bicentennial Commission] Wood impacted a portion of the city of Louisville by setting in motion the events that led to the development of the area now known as Lyndon.As of 2008, a street in Lyndon bears the name "Wood Road" from the Wood family who owned the area. This road is mainly residential but it also contains The Lyndon City Hall and Jeager Education Center. The Kentucky Historical Society erected a Historical Marker which refers to him. [ [http://migration.kentucky.gov/kyhs/hmdb/MarkerSearch.aspx?mode=Subject&subject=57 Kentucky Historical Society] "Marker Number 1474 located in Lyndon Ky". 1974.]
References
External links
* [http://www.cityoflyndon.org/ City of Lyndon, Kentucky]
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