Royal Spring and Georgetown's High Water Table
Georgetown grew up around Royal Spring, one of the largest limestone springs in central Kentucky, discovered by surveyor John Floyd on July 7, 1774, who received 1,000 acres including the spring itself as payment for his survey work. The town that formed around that water source was first platted in 1784 by Rev. Elijah Craig as "Lebanon," renamed Georgetown in 1790, and became the seat of Scott County when the county was formed in 1792.
What a High Water Table Means for Mold Risk
A spring that large sits on a correspondingly high local water table, and homes on low ground near it deal with more persistent soil and crawl-space moisture than houses on higher, better-drained lots elsewhere in town -- a factor that matters more for mold risk than a home's age alone.
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Planning Around Georgetown's Spring-Fed Ground
Mapping where a Georgetown property sits relative to that water table, along with attic ventilation and crawl-space condition, does more to predict a mold problem than surface-level clues like paint or wallpaper staining.