====== Rabbit Hash ====== According to [[A.M. Yealey]], salt and fur agents traveled the [[Ohio River]] and crossed at Rising Sun, Indiana via Meeks' Ferry from about [[1816]] to [[1840]]. Called Carlton when a post office was established in [[1879]], the little river [[towns|town]] was renamed three months later to Rabbit Hash when no one was getting their mail. Carrollton, Carroll County, Kentucky was the source of confusion. The name of Rabbit Hash supposedly originated after a flood drove all of the rabbits to higher ground and the only thing to eat was rabbit hash. View of Rabbit Hash pre-1937 In 1998 the unincorporated community held an "election" for a new mayor. The event was a fundraiser for historic preservation of the river town. Each vote cost one dollar. The canine mayors of Rabbit Hash have included: Goofy; Junior, a large black dog; after Junior's passing in 2008, a red and white border collie named Lucy Lou; and the current mayor, an American pit bull terrier named, Brynn (short for Brynneth Pawltro-Bamforth). The most famous building in town is the [[Rabbit Hash General Store]], a well-known destination for those who tour small town Americana. The Rabbit Hash Historic District was added to the [[National Register]] in 2003. ===== More Information ===== * [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/history/search/results?qu="rabbit hash"|Browse photographs]] of Rabbit Hash * [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/24429/0|Boone County, 1883 atlas index for Carlton, Bullittsville and Beaver]] * [[Rabbit Hash Walking Tour, Interactive Map]] ===== Related websites ===== * [[http://www.rabbithashhistsoc.org|Rabbit Hash Historical Society website]] * National Register Information (PDFs), [[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/03001231.pdf|inventory form]] and [[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Photos/03001231.pdf|images]] ===== Related Topics ===== * [[Towns]] in Boone County * [[Rabbit Hash Historical Society]] * [[national_register#rabbit_hash_historic_district|Rabbit Hash Historic District]] * [[Rabbit Hash Ferry Landing]] * [[rabbit hash ironworks building|Rabbit Hash Ironworks]] * [[Rabbit Hash Museum]]