After Visiting This Small Kentucky Town, You'll Want To Drop Everything And Move There

Due to battles in the American Revolution, the town was abandoned until 1784 when Kenton returned. Over the next few years, structures would be built, Daniel Boone would establish a trading post there, and in 1787, Maysville was incorporated. It would go on to be an important port for trading, and a significant stop on the Underground Railroad because the free state of Ohio was just across the river.

There are a total of ten murals, but the one pictured above depicts a scene that was common before European settlers came along. The area was rich in salt licks, which attracted herds of buffalo, making a convenient hunting ground for Native Americans.

He eventually stopped construction and disappeared, and people believed he ran out of funds and fled, hence the name Phillips' Folly. However, he eventually returned and finished construction. The mansion is said to be haunted, and in 2011, it was featured on the Travel Channel show "Ghost Adventures." It is said the ghosts of William B. Phillips and his dog sometimes appear on the upstairs porch. A more gruesome ghost story exists in the basement. Later owners of the mansion created a makeshift jail in the basement, and it said that runaway slaves were captured and tortured there.