Career
He is credited with naming the community of Lyndon, Kentucky, in 1871. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad bordered his land, and Wood built a depot so travelers could catch the train without having to go to Gilman"s Point (later known as Street Matthews), several miles away. Wood named the depot "Lyndon" for "Linn"s Station," a pioneer fort on nearby Beargrass Creek, built in 1779.
Wood had an impact on a portion of the city of Louisville by setting in motion the events that led to the development of the area now known as Lyndon.
Alvin Wood died February 7, 1891 after a week long hospitalization at Anchorage Lunatic Asylum according to the The Courier-Journal. He had suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, and has become also was delusional at the time of his death.
A street in Lyndon bears the name "Wood Road," from the Wood family, who owned the area. This road is mainly residential, but it also contains the Lyndon City Hall and the Jeager Education Center.
The Kentucky Historical Society erected a historical marker that references Alvin Wood.
