The story of Warsaw really began in 1796, with colonel Robert Johnson's purchase of 400 acres from John Hawkins Craig for 280 pounds sterling.
That worked out to be roughly 3 dollars per acre.
Colonel Johnson lived in Great Crossings (Scott County) and needed access to the Ohio River. By 1805 he had laid out a road from Georgetown to the river; we know it as Johnson Road.
Johnson also built the first brick house on the river bank near what is now Riverview Drive. Unfortunately, it was demolished in 1918.
Originally call the "Great Landing", the settlement on the Ohio River was know as Fredericksburg by the time Johnson and his partner, Henry Yates, platted out the town in 1815.
The town's name was changed to Warsaw in 1831 after it was discovered that there was already another Fredericksburg located in Washington County, Kentucky.
That worked out to be roughly 3 dollars per acre.
Colonel Johnson lived in Great Crossings (Scott County) and needed access to the Ohio River. By 1805 he had laid out a road from Georgetown to the river; we know it as Johnson Road.
Johnson also built the first brick house on the river bank near what is now Riverview Drive. Unfortunately, it was demolished in 1918.
Originally call the "Great Landing", the settlement on the Ohio River was know as Fredericksburg by the time Johnson and his partner, Henry Yates, platted out the town in 1815.
The town's name was changed to Warsaw in 1831 after it was discovered that there was already another Fredericksburg located in Washington County, Kentucky.