Levi Hampton Names New Town Since the railroad company considered the proposi- tion at Poage Setlement too atrractive to decline and the railroad definitely was coming, leading men de- cided that the word "Settlement" was hardly a fitting name for a thriving community. One night in 1854, a meeting was held and Levi Hampton offered the suggestion that Poage Settlement be called "Ashland". Hampton had been a close friend and lifelong admirer of Henry Clay, and both of them had spent some pleasant times on Clay's farm near Lexington, which the Kentucky statesman had called "Ashland". The proposal was accepted unanimously and the village of Poage Settlement had become the town of Ashland. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail