Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets
February 21, 1865, Hodgenville Courthouse burned to the ground by guerrillas; however, all courthouse records survived. Union soldiers had used the building as barracks. Roadside History: A Guide to Kentucky Highway Markers edited by Melba Porter Hay, Dianne Wells, Thomas H. Appleton, Jr., Thomas H. Appleton; pg: 11
February 21, 1888, the U.S. approved Nathan B. Stubblefield’s patent on the mechanical telephone.
