Today in Kentucky

Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Washington native Albert Sidney Johnston, born in 1803.  The general fought in three different armies: the Texan Army, the… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

February 1, 1785, the 1st college west of the Allegheny Mountains and the 16th in America, Transylvania Seminary, held their 1st class in the cabin… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

January 31, 1801, Dr. James Chambers challenged Judge John Rowan to a duel.  The judge sat on the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and Chambers was… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

January 30, 1777, George Rogers Clark, John McClelland, Robert Patterson, Captain Edward Worthington, Robert Todd, and others, with their families, arrived to reinforce Fort Harrod. … Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

January 29, 1801, Judge John Rowan and Dr. James Chambers attended the same card game in Bardstown at Duncan McLean’s Tavern.  Drunk and rowdy, after… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On January 28, 1753, a large party of Native Americans consisting of 70 Christian Conewagos and Ottawas, one French Canadian, and a renegade Dutchman named… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

January 27, 1808, Kentucky created Estill County from Clark County and Madison County and named it in honor of James Estill, military captain killed at… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On January 26, 1810, Kentucky passed the 1st scalp law, which enabled the state to pay citizens for wolves’ scalps. January 26, 1842, the Commonwealth… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

January 25, 1715, Thomas Walker was born in Queen and King County, VA.  As a Loyal Land Company member, Walker engaged in land speculation and… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

January 24, 1848, miners found gold in California.  Kentucky’s high migration rate to find the precious metal fell behind Ohio, Massachusetts, and New York. January… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY