Today in Kentucky

On November 2, 1820, the city of Franklin incorporated.  Throughout the 1820s, famous duels took place at Lincompinch, situated on the KY/TN border in Simpson… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

November 1, 1780, Kentucky’s original three counties, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Fayette, became effective.  At the time, the territory had five established communities: Boonesborough, Fort Harrod/Boiling… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On October 31, 1869, Springfield native Charles Anderson Wickliffe, 81, our 14th governor, passed away.  He also served as a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On October 30, 1870, Robert Fox, an elderly mortician, his brother Samuel, and a business partner, Horace Pearce, created the 1st Rebellious Civil Rights Act… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On October 29, 1861, a group of Kentuckians—George Johnson, the future Confederate Kentucky Governor—met at Russellville to discuss the formation of a Confederate government for… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

October 28, 1811, the 1st steamboat boat arrived in Louisville.  Residents congratulated Mr. Roosevelt on his success but told him they doubted they would ever… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

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

On October 24, 1940, 120 Foxhounds and 19 saddle horses died when fire swept through the Nelson County Stockyards, bringing a tragic halt to the… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY