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Kentucky State police: Three people died, another has life-threatening injuries after shootings involving several members of one family in Pulaski, Russell counties.
Russell Springs is a home rule-class city [5] in Russell County, Kentucky, in the United States. The city is the gateway to Lake Cumberland, one of the largest man-made lakes in the region, created by Wolf Creek Dam. It is the largest city in the county, having a population of 2,441 during the year 2010 U.S. Census.
William Bradford Waddell (1807–1872) is often credited along with Alexander Majors and William Hepburn Russell as the founders, owners, and operators of the Pony Express. He is described as "phlegmatic, stoical, inclined to sulk if displeased, a cautious penny-pincher, and unable to reach a decision without ponderous deliberation."
Russell County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,991. [1] Its county seat is Jamestown and its largest city is Russell Springs. [2] The county was formed on December 14, 1825, from portions of Adair, Cumberland and Wayne Counties and is named for William Russell. [3]
Location of Campbell County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Campbell County, Kentucky.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States.
Location of Russell County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Russell County, Kentucky. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Russell County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the ...
As raids on Pony Express stations continued, Russell, Majors, and Waddell decided that if Congress did not subsidize the route, they would end the enterprise in January 1861. The Post Office Department renewed their St. Joseph to Salt Lake City contract on October 28 and usage of the Pony Express continued to rise through the end of the year.
Billy Richardson, Johnny Fry (top right), Charles Cliff, Gus Cliff. John Fry Jr. (1840 – October 6, 1863) was the closing rider on the first westbound Pony Express and later a soldier in the United States Cavalry who was killed in action during the American Civil War.