Today in Kentucky

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

April 15, 1777, according to the Kentucky Historical Society, Natives attacked Fort Boonesborough for the 1st time.  Kentucky in Retrospect by L.J. Kingston, pg: 11… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On April 14, 1782, the Virginia General Assembly read a petition that asked to establish the town of Lexington, signed by over 30 locals.  The… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

The April 13, 1750, entry from Dr. Thomas Walker’s journal is the 1st written record of a non-Native American at the place now known as… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Henry Clay, Sr., born in 1777 in Hanover County, Virginia.  The 7th child of nine brothers and sisters, his… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

April 11, 1775, James McAfee and a group of men left their cabins in Harrodsburg for Virginia due to Native attacks. The Story of Kentucky… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On April 10, 1783, John Floyd died at Bullitt’s Lick, two days after riding into an ambush on his way to the salt works from… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Localtonians wish a Happy Anniversary to Sarah Maxwell and John Maxwell, who wed in 1779. Historians believe it to be the 1st union inside the… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

April 8, 1782, John Floyd, his brother, Charles, and Alexander Breckinridge traveled from Floyd’s Station on Beargrass Creek to Bullitt’s Lick.  Native Americans attacked them,… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to James Masterson, born in 1752.  James built Lexington’s original frame house.  Masterson and John Maxwell also erected the old… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY