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Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Nicholas County native Thomas Harris Barlow, born in 1789.  Thomas invented a steam-powered mechanism to separate hemp’s fiber from… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

August 4, 1800, the 2nd U.S. Census officially began.  The government lost the original records from Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia. Saturday night,… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On August 3, 1863, Saratoga opened for the 1st time on the grounds still used today.  “Mr. Morrissey deserves great credit for the excellent manner… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY