In response to the question by Dr. Rodger D. Smith, he is absolutely correct on the blacksmith shop being located at this location. The owners of the shop were my father, William Robert "Buck" Parson, and his brother, Huston Parson.

Looking at the picture, the blacksmith shop was located between Town Creek (on the right side and what is now the car wash). This was the second shop at that location. The original shop owner was my great-grandfather, William "Bud" Patrick Parson.

The original shop was built in the late 1800s, and the shop Rodger Dale is referring to was constructed in the mid-1930s. When Dad became disabled, and Uncle Huston was unable to work, naturally the old shop sat idle. Even I don't remember the exact time, but a snow fell overnight and the old structure just couldn't handle the weight. Bob Clutterbuck and I took everything out of the shop, and I stored it in my Uncle Richard's barn.

I was in contact with folks at the Kentucky Horse Park, going to donate all the shop equipment so they could recreate a Blacksmith shop, when I discovered someone had broken into the barn and stolen everything related to the shop.