The Silent City: A meeting out of time 2012-10-30 - 315 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Up and out of the grave as their characters, Laura Feese and Herschel Clay Baker, presenters Jennifer Smith, in distance, left, and Richard Phelps chat before The Silent City audience arrives at their Campbellsville Street side of the historic Columbia Cemetery. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Bro. Noel Smith, Burkesville, KY (1932-2012) 2012-10-30 - 601 N. Main S - Photo from Norris-New Funeral Home. Bro. Noel Smith, Burkesville, KY (1932-2012) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Alice Marie Thurman Carter, Burkesville, KY (1937-2012) 2012-10-30 - 601 N. Main Street, Burkesville, KY - Photo from Norris-New Funeral Home. Alice Marie Thurman Carter, Burkesville, KY (1937-2012) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Caleb Ricketts chats with The Silent City 2012 visitors 2012-10-30 - 315 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Adair County Historian Mike Watson performed the final act in the 2012 The Silent City presentation last night, Monday, October 29, 2012. He portrayed a little known figure who made considerable contributions to the county, Caleb Ricketts. Ricketts was an educator, a surveyor, and a man who liked to dabble in a little light business. He married Ann Powell of Adair County. Ricketts was responsible for surveying the Adair-Russell County line Russell County was established, an achievement he took great pride in. Ricketts died after succumbing to pneumonia after a three hour, one-half mile effort to reach his lodgings in the Knifley area after teaching school all day. He explained that his gravesite, right beside the Campbellsville Street sidewalk, wasn't originally that close to the busy road way. "They took about 30 feet from us," he said of the highway incursion, in a tone revealing a bit of irritation with eminent domainery. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Welcoming committee: Adair Public Library 2012-10-30 - 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. These two figures - not sure of names of these two staffers are the welcoming committee at the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. The library is not just a repository for great reading, great internet access and facilities, and genealogical help, lately it's building a great tradition for drama and outdoor theatre. The latest production of "The Silent City" more than lived up to the tradition of excellence the series has established, but expansion plans are underway for the 2013 re-enactments. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Former cast member, Dr. Rogers, performs impromptu 2012-10-30 - 315 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, official portraitist. Dr. Ron Rogers, who gave an unforgettable portrayal of his kinsman Cy Barger in an earlier The Silent City production, struck his best impromptu visionary pose at the 2012 The Silent City production. Dr. Rogers was at the event as a spectator, but his presence, just after Dr. Max Downey's performance as great baseball player of the past, Stanley Downey, evoked memories of Rogers' own re-enactment portraying the life of kinsman major league star Cy Barger. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The Silent City: A Light show, before curtain rises 2012-10-30 - 315 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Actually, it's nightly, not just for the Annual The Silent City performances, but last night's natural light and shadow, before the performances began, bordered on spectacular. Taken Monday, October 29, 2012. The vistas from the Cemetery are reasons the paved lanes and grassy passages are favorite evening and early morning walking and bicycling paths for many. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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