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The affluent suburb located in northeastern Jefferson County and southwestern Oldham County is about 12 miles from downtown Louisville. With its population of more than 8,000, the picturesque four-square-mile town is a bedroom community for many Louisville executives.

Unmarred by over-development, the city of Prospect is committed to preserving its "semi-rural amibience," in harmony with its river bottom land and bluffs.

A tributary of the Ohio River, Harrod's Creek, runs through Prospect. Enjoying four distinct seasons, residents play the Hunting Creek Golf Course, ride horses, hike, and go boating on the Ohio River. At Covered Bridge Road and U.S. 42 stands a Prospect historical landmark, a bedecked brick farmhouse built in the mid-1800s by successful farmer and president of the Narrow Gauge Railroad, James Trigg.

During the 25 years the house was owned by Mark Ethridge, former publisher of the Louisville Courier-Journal, and his wife, Willie Snow Ethridge, author of many books including several written about living in Prospect, the high-society couple hosted such celebrities as John Steinbeck and Benny Goodman.

Today, the community of Prospect enjoys "Boomsday," its Fourth of July family-friendly celebration with suburban Jefferson County's largest fireworks show, and the mayor's "Great Pun'kin' Paintin' Contest" and costume parade offer more family fun for Halloween.

Written by Kathleen Cooney

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