The downtown section of Campbellsburg is highly detailed on the layout. Models of the buildings, many of which are now gone, were constructed by John G. Campbell of Louisville, Ky., with information gathered on visits to the community. He also used photographs, some provided by Campbellsburg residents, to recreate the town’s main intersection.

Still standing in Campbellsburg is the Masonic lodge, to the left of the intersection. Also shown are the depot, Dodds Hardware, at the right of the intersection, and several other buildings.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Campbellsburg was a thriving farm community, boasting hotels and restaurants, doctor’s offices, business buildings, warehouses, a bank and newspapers. Several of the county’s most beautiful homes still stand in Campbellsburg.

As society became more mobile, residents moved away and shoppers headed to the bigger stores in Salem and other communities. By the 1960s many of the stores had closed. Some of the town’s most historic buildings were destroyed by fires, many believe set by arsonists, during the 1960s and 1970s.

The opening of several new stores in recent years is providing a promising future for Campbellsburg.