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June 1, 1792 • Kentucky became the fifteenth state to be admitted to the union and Isaac Shelby, a military veteran from Virginia, was elected the first Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 1795 • Free Frank McWorter builds and manages a farming settlement in Pulaski County, Kentucky while enslaved by his father, George McWhorter; his ...
December 9 is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) ... Historical Events on December 9 This page was last edited on 14 July 2024, at 14:59 ...
Richmond. 37°54′02″N 84°16′06″W. / 37.900556°N 84.2683°W / 37.900556; -84.2683 ( Fort Boonesborough Site) Madison. One of the original settlements in Kentucky. 9. Green River Shell Middens Archeological District. Green River Shell Middens Archeological District.
History of Kentucky. 1775 – Lexington founded in the Colony of Virginia by Colonel Robert Patterson. [ 1] 1776 – Lexington becomes part of the new state of Virginia. 1780 - Transylvania University founded. [ 2] May – Town of Lexington established. August – Siege of Bryan Station. 1784 – Mount Zion Church founded.
Retrieved February 13, 2009. ^ The following sites are listed in multiple counties: Battle of Mill Springs Historic Areas (Pulaski and Wayne), Boone Creek Rural Historic District (Clark and Fayette), Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (Bell and Harlan), East Main Street Bridge (Knox and Whitley), Falls of Rough Historic District ...
On December 7, 1994, the 50-ton stone bearing the petroglyphs fell from a sandstone cliff above the Red Bird River, onto Kentucky Route 66 at Lower Red Bird. On December 9, 1994, it was transported to its present location in Rawlings/Stinson Park in Manchester, where it is roofed over and fenced.
The Kentucky Historical Society ( KHS) is an agency of the Kentucky state government that records and preserves important historical documents, buildings, and artifacts of Kentucky's past. [1] It was originally established in 1836 as a private organization. The KHS history campus, located in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky, includes the Thomas D ...
Confederate Monument of Bardstown. Confederate Monument of Bardstown. July 17, 1997. ( #97000674) North Bardstown Cemetery, 0.3 miles south of the junction of U.S. Routes 31E / 150 and KY-245. 37°49′28″N 85°27′42″W. / 37.824444°N 85.461667°W / 37.824444; -85.461667 ( Confederate Monument of Bardstown) Bardstown.