Today in Kentucky

On August 9, 1777, pioneers surrounded 10 or 12 Native Americans near Fort Harrod.  They killed three and wounded others; the plunder sold for upwards… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

August 8, 1785, the 3rd Kentucky Convention met at Danville, the 2nd convention occurred in May.  The 10th and final convention took place in April… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

August 7, 1776, the 1st recorded marriage in Kentucky took place at Fort Boonesborough.  Elizabeth (Betsy) Callaway married her Knight in Shining Armor, Samuel Henderson. … Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

August 6, 1801, Edward West, who had 1st exhibited his miniature steamboat on the waters of the Town Branch in 1793, showed a vastly improved… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

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

August 2, 1790, the 1st official census for Kentucky began.  The U.S. mandated that it be completed within nine months.  The results: 15,154 free white… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

August 1, 1790, the 1st recorded duel in Kentucky took place, two years before Kentucky became a state.  Capt. James Strong and Henry Craig met… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

July 31, 1849, during July the following died of cholera: 112 in Maysville, 11 in one family in Mason County, 36 in Fayette County, 59… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY