Today in Kentucky

On May 27, 1778, a small band of pioneers established Louisville on Corn Island in the Ohio River.  During the following summer, George Rogers Clark… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

May 26, 1865, the federal government arrested Albany native Champ Ferguson, a Civil War guerrilla.  They charged him with 53 counts of murder.  Most of… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets Localtonians wish a Happy Anniversary to Matthew Harris Jouett and Margaret (Peggy) Henderson Allen, who wed in 1812 in Fayette… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Shepherdsville native James Turner Morehead, Kentucky’s 12th governor, born in 1797 in Bullitt County.  The U.S. Senator was the… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets May 23, 1775, the 1st Transylvania Convention opened at Fort Boonesborough with Harrodsburg, Boiling Springs, St. Asaph, and Boonesborough representatives. … Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets May 22, 1825, The Marquis de Lafayette, the namesake of Fayette County, left the Commonwealth after a 12 day visit… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets May 21, 1860, Woodlawn Race Course Association, also known as Saratoga of the West, held their 1st day of racing… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

May 20, 1777, in the early morning hours, while the women were milking cows outside the gates, 100 Native Americans and British troops attacked Logan’s… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets May 19, 1840, John Adair, Kentucky’s 8th governor (1820-24), died.  Kentucky historian Lowell H. Harrison opined that creating the Bank… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets May 18, 1808, Elijah Craig passed away in Georgetown.  A former Baptist preacher, he received jail time in Virginia for… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY