Today in Kentucky

On January 23, 1813, Nathaniel Gray Smith Hart, a Lexington lawyer and businessman, died, along with many of his men in the River Raisin Massacre.… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

January 22, 1813, British and Native American forces attacked a pioneer militia retreating south from Detroit.  The “Battle of Frenchtown,” also known as the “Battle… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

January 21, 1819, the Kentucky General Assembly approved Centre College. Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Louisville native Roscoe Tarleton Goose, born in 1891.  Roscoe… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

January 20, 1815, Captain Matthew Harris Jouett of the Army’s 3rd Mounted Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers resigned.  Jouett-Bush-Frazer Early Kentucky Artist by William Barrow Floyd… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

January 19, 1809, Henry Clay and Humphrey Marshall held their famous duel across the Ohio River from Shippingport.  Marshall missed the 1st shot, and Clay… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

January 18, 1810, Kentucky created Butler County from Logan County and Ohio County and named it in honor of Richard Butler, Revolutionary War General.  Morgantown… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

January 17, 1818, Kentucky created Whitley County from Knox County and named it in honor of William Whitley, Kentucky pioneer.  The county seat is Williamsburg. … Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Kentucky’s 13th governor, James Clark, born in 1779, the 3rd governor to die in office, and the 1st Whig… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On January 15, 1810, the “War Hawks” of Congress expressed concern about the Native American presence in Kentucky and extinguished all Cherokee land claims. January… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Governor James Garrard, born in 1749, the 2nd governor and the 1st elected by the popular vote.  During Garrard’s… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY