Midway is located in the northern section of Woodford county in the famous "Bluegrass"
region of Kentucky, an area noted for its fine farms which produce tobacco,
corn, cattle and horses.
What is now the town of Midway, was once a farm belonging to John Francisco
"consisting of two hundred and sixteen acres, one rood and twenty poles
of land". It was sold to the Lexington and Ohio Railroad Company on 31
January 1835 for $6,491.25. It became Kentucky's first railroad town.
Midway is purposely located an equal distance between the cities of Lexington
and Frankfort, along the Lexington and Ohio Railroad. The town is also
equidistant between Versailles and Georgetown. The major streets of Midway
were named in honor of the railroads first officials. Many
homes and businesses in Midway are listed on the National Register of Historic
Places (1978).
As most people know, Midway was the first town in Kentucky founded by a railroad,
but the town's history began long before that when the area was inhabited
by Indian Mound Builders. Two large Indian mounds have been identified
on nearby farms, as well as several smaller structures in the out-lying
areas.
