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Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to John B. Bibb, born in 1789, a Kentucky statesman who also developed Bibb Lettuce. October 27, 1869, Sheriff Lewis… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On October 26, 1861, around 300 Union soldiers faced off in the Battle of Saratoga against 160 Confederate soldiers in Lyon County.  They battled over… Read More »Today in Kentucky History

October 25, 1805, Kentucky Cherokee Chief Doublehead signed the final Treaties of Tellico, ceding the land south of the Cumberland River. October 25, 1870, Pimlico… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY