TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
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April 2, 1775, Fort Boonesborough begun and foundations of Transylvania Colony laid. Kentucky in Retrospect 1792-1967 by Kentucky Historical Society. pg: 9 April 2, 1780,… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
April 1, 1775, Daniel Boone and his axmen arrived in the area near present-day Fort Boonesborough. They made a preliminary campsite at Sycamore Hollow, near… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
March 31, 1842, with tears in his eyes, Henry Clay bid the Senate farewell to make a run for the presidency. March 31, 1851, during… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
On March 30, 1775, Colonel Richard Henderson began his journey through the Cumberland Gap. Henderson started the trip with Colonel Benjamin Logan and immigrants from… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Localtonians wish a Happy Anniversary to Judge Todd and Lucy Washington, who wed in 1812 in the 1st White House wedding. Todd married while an… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
On March 28, 1775, Virginia’s governor proclaimed the arrest of Richard Henderson and his Transylvania associates while emphasizing the danger of Henderson’s enterprise if not… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
March 27, 1751, Christopher Gist left the 1st written record of travels through what is now Hazard. His notes on this date acknowledged the large… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
March 26, 1866, with the formal duel well into decline and strict Kentucky laws forbidding the practice, Joseph Desha (32) and Alexander Kimbrough (27) meet… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
March 25, 1775, while lying asleep in a Madison County camp, about 15 miles south of the future Boonesborough, Native Americans attacked before dawn. Captain… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY