Historic Arteries & Infrastructures

Established in 1806, Mundy’s Landing served as the primary river port and commercial gateway for the Southern Bluegrass. During the mid-to-late 19th century, this bustling hub featured a ferry, wharves, sawmills, and a tavern, connecting the landlocked farms of Woodford County to the global markets of the Kentucky River.

For the residents of Elm Bend, Mundy’s Landing represented the regional infrastructure of trade. While the families maintained a distinct and self-reliant social community, the Landing was the geographic point where their agricultural labor met the river's commerce. The eventual decline of the port, with construction of new routes, and industrialized farming techniques, along with the "Jim Crow" era, in the early 1900s contributed to a broader economic shift that eventually led to  isolation and land loss of the area's original Black settlements.