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Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Hodgenville native Abraham Lincoln, born in 1809 in LaRue County.  At the age of 21, he left home and… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

February 11, 1785, the Virginia General Assembly granted John Craig a ferry franchise.  He opened Valley View Ferry, which continues to carry traffic across the… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

February 10, 1763, the last French and Indian War in North America officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.  The war changed… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY