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Black plaque № 46437

Danville, KY, United States

African American Business District. In this block a thriving African American business district stood for over 100 years. Restaurants, barber and beauty shops, medical and dental offices, and retail shops drew patrons from Boyle and nearby counties. Until razed by urban renewal in 1973, the district

was a center of local African American social and economic life. (Reverse) Doric Lodge No. 18 (F. & A.M.-P.H.A.) - Danville's Doric Lodge No. 18 was founded 1888 as Boyle Association and moved to thi

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