Today in Kentucky

On October 3, 1786, an entourage of fourteen families known as the McNitt Company paused to camp for the night in present-day Laurel County while… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On October 2, 1854, John LaRue Helm became Louisville and Nashville’s 2nd president between his two terms as Kentucky’s governor.  Helm worked diligently to convince… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

October 1, 1777, Col. George Rogers Clark left Harrodsburg for the east, and reached the capital of Virginia on November 5th. On October 1, 1779,… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On September 30, 1861, Kentucky legislators began calling for the resignation of Governor Beriah Magoffin several months into the Civil War.  Magoffin adhered to a… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

September 29, 1849, Caroline Whittmore, the harlot of Harrodsburg, entered the Shaker Community and kidnapped Brother James with a large horse pistol daring anyone to… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Scottsville native Emma Guy Cromwell, born in 1865 in Simpson County.  Emma was a suffragist, women’s rights activist, and… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

September 27, 1808, the Kentucky Abolition Society held their 1st meeting.  The society of predominantly Baptist churches opposed the existence of slavery and sought to… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

September 26, 1820, Daniel Boone died in Missouri a few months short of his 86th birthday.  His family buried him in Missouri but reinterred him… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On September 25, 1773, from North Carolina, Boone set out with a party of family and friends for his 1st attempt to settle in the… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

September 24, 1816, William Ramey, Elkhorn City’s 1st settler, bought 200 acres of land and began settling the rugged valley of Eastern Kentucky. Localtonians wish… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY