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48-447: Hergesheimer is a surname. Notable persons with the name include: Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (1873-1943), American illustrator, painter and printmaker Joseph Hergesheimer (1880-1954), American novelist Phil Hergesheimer (1914-2004), Canadian ice hockey player Wally Hergesheimer (1927-2014), Canadian ice hockey player [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

96-456: A bottleneck for traffic. In 1949, the U.S. Route 31W Bypass was opened to alleviate traffic problems, but it also drew off business from downtown. The bypass grew to become a business hotspot in Bowling Green. A 1954 advertisement exclaimed, "Your business can grow in the direction Bowling Green is growing – to the 31-W By-Pass". By the 1960s, the face of shopping was changing completely from

144-875: A lifelong friendship with landscape painter Orlando Gray Wales , who also was raised in Allentown and also studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts . Hergesheimer's most notable portraits are those of Speaker of the House Joseph W. Byrns, Sr. , which hangs in the United States Capitol building, and of Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury , which hangs in Maury Hall at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland . Though portraiture

192-530: A new public park called Circus Square, and installation of a new retail area, the Fountain Square Market. As of spring 2009, the new Chamber of Commerce, Riverwalk Park, and Circus Square have been completed. The Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center, a facility for arts and education, broke ground in October 2009 and celebrated its opening night on March 10, 2012, with a concert by Vince Gill . Ground

240-608: A paper mill in Harrodsburg, Kentucky , acquired from Wausau Paper . According to the city's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , the top employers in the city are: Bowling Green is served by the Warren County Public Library. The main library is the Lisa Rice Library. Its website is warrenpl.org. E.A. Diddle Arena , located on the campus of Western Kentucky University , is a multi-purpose arena with

288-518: A part of Western Kentucky University), and Green River Female College, a boarding school. In 1906, Henry Hardin Cherry, the president and owner of Southern Normal School, donated the school to the state as the basis of the Western State Normal School. The school trained teachers for the expanding educational needs of the state. This institution is now known as Western Kentucky University and

336-480: A reclaimed landfill, which had served as Bowling Green's garbage dump for many years. During the early-morning hours of December 11, 2021, two destructive tornadoes struck Bowling Green. The first was an EF3 tornado that heavily damaged or destroyed several buildings and homes and killed seventeen people. The second tornado formed alongside the Main EF3 and caused additional damage on the southern and eastern parts of

384-496: A seating capacity of 7,500 persons. Built in 1963 and renovated in 2004, the arena has hosted college sports such as basketball and volleyball. It also hosted the KHSAA Girls' Sweet Sixteen state championship event in high school basketball from 2001 to 2015, after which it moved to BB&T Arena at Northern Kentucky University . The arena has also played host to various traveling rodeos and circuses. In 2006, Diddle Arena hosted

432-499: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer Hergesheimer was born in Allentown , Pennsylvania , on January 7, 1873. Her parents were Charles P. Hergesheimer and Ellamanda Ritter Hergesheimer. She was encouraged to create art in her childhood. Hergesheimer was the great-great granddaughter of Philadelphia artist Charles Willson Peale , who named one of his daughters Sophonisba after

480-530: Is the location of numerous manufacturers, including General Motors , Spalding , and Fruit of the Loom . The Bowling Green Assembly Plant has been the source of all Chevrolet Corvettes built since 1981. Bowling Green is also home to Western Kentucky University (or WKU for short), and the National Corvette Museum . The first Europeans known to have reached the area carved their names on beech trees near

528-465: Is the second-largest public university in the state, having recently surpassed the University of Louisville . In 1906, Doctors Lillian H. South , J. N. McCormack, and A.T. McCormack opened St. Joseph Hospital to provide medical and nursing care to the residents and students in the area. In 1925, the third and last Louisville and Nashville Railroad Station was opened. About 27 trains arrived daily at

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576-534: The Central Basketball League are based in Bowling Green, although they play their home games in Russellville . The Hornets are coached by Russellville native Nathan Thompson. The Bowling Green Parks and Recreation Department administers 895 acres (3.62 km ) of public land for recreational use. Swim centers include Russell Sims Aquatic Center, and Warren County Aquatics Facility. Public education

624-683: The Union and Confederacy sought control of the city. The majority of its residents rejected both the Confederacy and the Lincoln administration. On September 18, 1861, around 1,300 Confederate soldiers arrived from Tennessee to occupy the city, placed under command of Kentucky native General Simon Bolivar Buckner . The city's pro-Union feelings surprised the Confederate occupiers. The Confederates fortified surrounding hills to secure possible military approaches to

672-420: The surname Hergesheimer . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hergesheimer&oldid=872709793 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

720-466: The Barren River, the railroad depot, and other important buildings that could be used by the enemy. The city was subject to disruptions and raids throughout the remainder of the war. During the summer of 1864, Union General Stephen G. Burbridge arrested 22 civilians in and around Bowling Green on a charge of treason . This incident and other harsh treatment by federal authorities led to bitterness toward

768-643: The High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods organization of the High-A East . The Hot Rods began play in the spring of 2009 in the South Atlantic League , transferring to the Midwest League for 2010. In 2021 as part of Minor League Baseball 's realignment they began play in the newly formed High-A East. They are a farm team for Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays . The Bowling Green Hornets of

816-638: The Italian artist, Sofonisba Anguissola . Hergesheimer chose to use Sophonisba as her first name. She studied at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women for two years, and then went on to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts for four years. At the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, she studied with Cecilia Beaux , Hugh Breckenridge , and William Merritt Chase . She was considered by Chase to be one of his finest students, and spent

864-463: The Loom , is headquartered in Bowling Green, employing about 930 people in the city as of 2022. The company shuttered its plant in nearby Jamestown in 2014. Conglomerate Houchens Industries , one of the U.S.'s largest 100% employee-owned enterprises , is based in Bowling Green. The Swedish company SCA opened a manufacturing facility in Bowling Green in 1988; as of 2016, the company employed about 160 employees in Bowling Green and 500 employees at

912-584: The Southern Normal School , which had been founded in 1875, moved to Bowling Green from the town of Glasgow, Kentucky . Pleasant J. Potter founded a women's college in Bowling Green in 1889. It closed in 1909 and its property was sold to the Western Kentucky State Normal School (see below, now known as Western Kentucky University ). Other important schools in this era were Methodist Warren College, Ogden College (which also became

960-498: The U.S. 31-W Bypass and the riverbank, between Louisville Road and Old Louisville Road), upriver to Peete Park. The new plans include use of the adjacent river for white-water sports—the stretch of river includes rapids rated on the International Scale of River Difficulty between Class II and Class IV—as well as a mountain biking trail, a bicycle pump track , and a rock climbing area. Some of this facility will be located on

1008-630: The Union among Bowling Green residents and increased sympathies with the Confederacy . After the Civil War, Bowling Green's business district grew considerably. Previously, agriculture had dominated the city's economy. During the 1870s, many of the historic business structures seen today were erected. One of the most important businesses in Bowling Green of this era was Carie Burnam Taylor's dress-making company. By 1906, Taylor employed more than 200 women. In 1868,

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1056-847: The city and was rated EF2. The Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport is 547 feet (167 m) above sea level. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 35.6 square miles (92 km ), of which 35.4 square miles (92 km ) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km ), or 0.45%, is covered by water. Bowling Green has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification : Cfa ). The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 35.7 °F (2.1 °C) in January to 78.7 °F (25.9 °C) in July. On average, 41 days of 90 °F (32 °C)+ highs occur annually, and 11 days occur each winter when

1104-416: The city constructed its first waterworks system. The fourth county courthouse was completed in 1868. The first three were completed in 1798, 1805, and 1813. In 1889, the first mule -drawn streetcars appeared in the city. The first electric streetcars began to replace them by 1895. The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth founded St. Columbia's Academy in 1862, succeeded by St. Joseph's School in 1911. In 1884,

1152-496: The city on the tracks. Despite rapid urbanization of the Bowling Green area in the 1830s, agriculture remained an important part of local life. A visitor to Bowling Green noted the boasting of a tavern proprietor named Benjamin Vance: [Vance] says that he has seen a turnip this fall that measures thirty-two inches around, and has a beet that weighs sixteen pounds and a half;... that corn in this country grows so fast that if you look at it

1200-536: The city since 1994. The Japan-based Kobe Steel Ltd. operates a large assembly plant in Bowling Green, manufacturing aluminum products used in car bumpers and frames for the North American auto sector; construction of the plant began in 2016, and began operation in 2018. Camping World Holdings Inc. , an RV company, was founded in Bowling Green in 1966 by David Garvin, the owner of the Beech Bend amusement park ;

1248-595: The city was $ 42,044, and for families was $ 50,853. Males had a median income of $ 35,986 versus $ 28,271 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,302. About 20.9% of families and 25.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.7% of those under age 18. Western Kentucky University is the largest employer in Bowling Green; according to a 2022 report, WKU employed 3,274 people. A 2011 study estimated that WKU salaries account for approximately 10% of all income earned in Warren County, which includes

1296-511: The city was 64.3% White, 13.8% African American, 0.4% Native American, 8.0% Asian, 0.8% Pacific Islander, and 7.1% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.6% of the population. Of the 27,504 households, 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46% were not families. About 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who

1344-462: The city. General Motors ' Bowling Green Assembly Plant , which opened in 1981, is located in the city; by 2023, the plant had produced approximately 1.1 million Chevrolet Corvettes . As of 2022, GM employed approximately 1,100 people in Bowling Green. The plant's workers are unionized , belonging to UAW Local 2164. Auto supplier Holley Performance Products has manufactured products in Bowling Green since 1952, and has been headquartered in

1392-476: The company maintains Bowling Green as one of three headquarters (the others being Lincolnshire, England and Denver, Colorado ). In 2022, AESC , a Japanese electric vehicle battery firm, announced plans to establish the Envision AESC plant at Bowling Green, creating an estimated 2,000 jobs in a $ 2 billion " gigafactory " investment. Apparel manufacturer Union Underwear Co. LLC, doing business as Fruit of

1440-464: The depot. Intercity bus lines were also a popular form of travel. By the 1960s, railroad travel had dramatically declined in the face of competition from airlines and automobiles. The station has been adapted for use as a museum. In 1940, a Union Underwear factory built in Bowling Green bolstered the city's economy significantly. During the 1960s, the city's population began to surpass that of Ashland , Paducah , and Newport . Downtown streets became

1488-528: The downtown Bowling Green area. The Downtown Redevelopment Authority was formed to plan redevelopment. Plans for the project incorporated Bowling Green's waterfront assets, as well as its historic center and streetscape around Fountain Square. It also proposed a new building for the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, construction of a Riverwalk Park where downtown borders the Barren River, creation of

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1536-480: The downtown retail square to suburban shopping centers. Between May and November 1967, stores in Bowling Green Mall opened for business. Another advertisement said, "One-stop shopping. Just park [free], step out and shop. You'll find everything close at hand." Between September 1979 and September 1980, stores in the larger Greenwood Mall came online. The city's limits began to stretch toward Interstate 65 . By

1584-609: The first WWE event to be held in Bowling Green in over ten years. The city and surrounding area is home to the Warren County Inline Hockey League. It also is home to the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers team, which competes in the NCAA , and are part of conference USA Bowling Green Ballpark is a baseball stadium currently in use in Bowling Green. It is primarily used for baseball, for

1632-459: The high fails to rise above freezing. Annual precipitation is 47.51 in, with spring being slightly wetter; snowfall averages 8.4 inches (21.3 cm) per year. Extreme temperatures range from −21 °F (−29 °C) on January 23 and 24, 1963, up to 108 °F (42 °C) on July 28, 1930. As of the census of 2020, 72,294 people resided in the city. The population density was 1,808.8 inhabitants per square mile (698.4/km ). The racial makeup of

1680-567: The late 1960s, Interstate 65, which runs just to the east of Bowling Green, was completed. The Green River Parkway (now called the William H. Natcher Parkway and renamed I-165 in April 2019), was completed in the 1970s to connect Bowling Green and Owensboro . These vital transportation arteries attracted many industries to Bowling Green. In 1981, General Motors moved its Chevrolet Corvette assembly plant from St. Louis, Missouri , to Bowling Green. In

1728-496: The next, it has grown a foot higher; that the "little hickory twigs" growing in the barrens have roots as large as his legs... In 1859, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (currently CSX Transportation ) laid railroad through Bowling Green that connected the city with northern and southern markets. Bowling Green declared itself neutral in an attempt to escape the Civil War. Because of its prime location and resources, however, both

1776-525: The proximity of the Barren River increased Bowling Green's prominence. In 1821, the Kentucky Legislature built a toll road between the town and Cloverport on the Ohio River . Canal locks and dams on the Barren River made it much more navigable. In 1832, the first portage railway connected the river to the location of the current county courthouse . Mules pulled freight and passengers to and from

1824-661: The rest of her life - first occupying a studio on Church Street, and later one at Eighth Avenue and Broadway. She spoke fondly of the region and its residents, stating: "The country around Nashville is, some of it, the most beautiful I have ever seen––a large and bounteous field for the landscape painter. There are hosts of beautiful women and children and strong, fine men to inspire great portraits." She also conducted art classes in Bowling Green , Kentucky , where her circle of friends included fellow artists Frances Fowler , Sarah Peyton , and Wickliffe Covington . She also maintained

1872-480: The river c.  1775 . By 1778, settlers established McFadden's Station on the north bank of the Barren River . Present-day Bowling Green developed from homesteads erected by Robert and George Moore and General Elijah Covington, the namesake of the town near Cincinnati . Some controversy exists over the source of the town's name. The city refers to the first county commissioners' meeting (1798), which named

1920-566: The same year, the National Corvette Homecoming event was created: it is a large, annual gathering of Corvette owners, car parades, and related activities in Bowling Green. In 1994, the National Corvette Museum was constructed near the assembly plant. In 1997, Bowling Green was designated a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation . In 2012, the city undertook a feasibility study on ways to revitalize

1968-587: The students of Blanche Lazzell , who was known for her white-line color woodcuts. As a result of having her work including in a 1905 traveling exhibition organized by the Nashville Art Association, she received a commission in 1907 to paint the portrait of Holland Nimmons McTyeire , the Methodist bishop who convinced Cornelius Vanderbilt to endow Vanderbilt University . To work on the commission, she relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, where she remained

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2016-646: The summer of 1900 studying at Chase's Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art on Long Island. As a senior at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, she was judged the best pupil in her class and was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship . This allowed her to study abroad in Europe for three years, where she trained at the Académie Colarossi and exhibited at the Paris Salon . She is listed among

2064-686: The town "Bolin Green" after the Bowling Green in New York City, where patriots had pulled down a statue of King George III and used the lead to make bullets during the American Revolution . According to the Encyclopedia of Kentucky , the name was derived from Bowling Green, Virginia , whence early migrants had come, or the personal "ball alley game" of founder Robert Moore. By 1810, Bowling Green had 154 residents. Growth in steamboat commerce and

2112-604: The valuable river and railroad assets. In November 1861, the provisional Confederate government of Kentucky chose Bowling Green as its capital. On February 14, 1862, after receiving reports that Fort Henry on the Tennessee River and Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River had both been captured by Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant , the Confederates began to withdraw from Bowling Green. They destroyed bridges across

2160-410: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34, and the average family size was 3.02. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 26.7% from 15 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 or older. The median age was 27.6 years. Females made up 51.5% of the population and males made up 48.5%. The median income for a household in

2208-461: Was 72,294 as of the 2020 census , making it the third-most populous city in the state, after Louisville and Lexington . The Bowling Green metropolitan area is the fourth-largest in the state and had a population of 179,639 in 2020. Founded by pioneers in 1798, Bowling Green was the provisional capital of Confederate Kentucky during the American Civil War . In the 21st century, it

2256-489: Was broken for the Fountain Square Market in 2012. In 2005, an effort was made to incorporate a Whitewater Park into the downtown Bowling Green riverfront at Weldon Peete Park. Due to the recession, the project was not funded. In 2011, the Bowling Green Riverfront Foundation expanded its efforts to develop land on the opposite side of Barren River from Mitch McConnell Park (which is located alongside

2304-529: Was her primary source of income, Hergesheimer experimented in other painting genres and artistic techniques, including printmaking, which she pursued alongside the artist Blanche Lazzell . Hergesheimer died on June 24, 1943, in Davidson County, Tennessee . Some of the major collectors of Hergesheimer's work are: Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green is a city and the county seat of Warren County, Kentucky , United States. Its population

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