Trapp, Kentucky

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States}}

Trapp is an unincorporated community in Clark County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.{{GNIS|509229}}

History

A post office called Trap was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1908.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=KY&county=Clark | title=Clark County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=27 September 2015}} The community was so named on account of trappers who did business there, according to local history.{{cite news | url=http://www.centralkynews.com/trapp-s-farewell-highlights-tragedies-and-successes/article_aec6de85-f1a8-5d19-adc3-287d4ef65951.html | title=Trapp's farewell highlights tragedies and successes | work=The Winchester Sun | date=May 17, 2014 | accessdate=27 September 2015 | author=Sparks, Kendall}}

In 1961, Trapp was the scene of a natural gas transmission line explosion which injured 22 people.{{cite web|url=http://articles.centralkynews.com/2011-09-14/winchestersun/30157958_1_gas-line-explosion-vaughn-burns|title=Gas line explosion injured 22 in Trapp 50 years ago - Central Kentucky News|publisher=articles.centralkynews.com|accessdate=18 October 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018134201/http://articles.centralkynews.com/2011-09-14/winchestersun/30157958_1_gas-line-explosion-vaughn-burns|archivedate=18 October 2014}}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Clark County, Kentucky

Category:Unincorporated communities in Kentucky