Today in Kentucky

April 2, 1775, Fort Boonesborough begun and foundations of Transylvania Colony laid.  Kentucky in Retrospect 1792-1967 by Kentucky Historical Society. pg: 9 April 2, 1780,… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

April 1, 1775, Daniel Boone and his axmen arrived in the area near present-day Fort Boonesborough.  They made a preliminary campsite at Sycamore Hollow, near… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

March 31, 1842, with tears in his eyes, Henry Clay bid the Senate farewell to make a run for the presidency. March 31, 1851, during… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On March 30, 1775, Colonel Richard Henderson began his journey through the Cumberland Gap.  Henderson started the trip with Colonel Benjamin Logan and immigrants from… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Localtonians wish a Happy Anniversary to Judge Todd and Lucy Washington, who wed in 1812 in the 1st White House wedding.  Todd married while an… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On March 28, 1775, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for the Southern District wrote Lord Dartmouth and stated the importance of stopping Henderson’s enterprise. March… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

March 27, 1751, Christopher Gist left the 1st written record of his travels through what is now Hazard.  His notes on this date acknowledged the… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

March 26, 1866, with the formal duel well into decline and strict Kentucky laws forbidding the practice, Joseph Desha (32) and Alexander Kimbrough (27) meet… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

March 25, 1775, while lying asleep in a Madison County camp, about 15 miles south of the future Boonesborough, Native Americans attacked before dawn.  Captain… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On March 24, 1834, Kentucky received its 1st large lot of goods from Philadelphia.  The merchandise started in the Pennsylvania canals and then railroaded over… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY