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Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets April 18, 1750, Thomas Walker wrote in his journal, “Indians have lived about this ford some years ago.”  He may… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets In April 1750, Dr. Thomas Walker named the 687.9 miles long Cumberland River.  He possibly named it in honor of… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Isaac Murphy, born Isaac Burns in 1861.  His birthplace is unknown.  Some biographies say… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets April 15, 1777, according to the Kentucky Historical Society, Natives attacked Fort Boonesborough for the 1st time.  Kentucky in Retrospect… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets On April 14, 1782, the Virginia General Assembly read a petition that asked to establish the town of Lexington, signed… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets April 13, 1750, entry from Dr. Thomas Walker’s journal is the 1st written record of a non-Native American at the… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Henry Clay, Sr., born in 1777 in Hanover County, Virginia.  The 7th child of… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets April 11, 1775, James McAfee returned to their claims near Harrodsburg.  Alarmed, however, by threats, they again left for Virginia… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets April 10, 1673, Abraham Wood, active in opening Virginia’s western frontier to trade, funded the exploration of James Needham, Gabriel… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets Localtonians wish a Happy Anniversary to Sarah Maxwell and John Maxwell, who wed in 1779. Historians believe it to be… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY