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The prehistory and history of Kentucky span thousands of years, and have been influenced by the state's diverse geography and central location. Archaeological evidence of human occupation in Kentucky begins approximately 9,500 BCE. A gradual transition began from a hunter-gatherer economy to agriculture c. 1800 BCE.
Falls of Rough lies on the boundary between Breckinridge and Grayson Counties. Many Native relics have been found here from several different tribes. [2] In 1792 George Washington owned 5,000 acres in the area. In 1790, the power of the falls were harnessed with the building of a new mill. The first settler there was George Wilson from North ...
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 ...
Campbell County was founded December 17, 1794, two years after the creation of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, becoming the state's 19th county. Campbell County was carved out of Scott, Harrison and Mason counties. [5] The original county included all of present Boone, Kenton, Pendleton, and most of Bracken and Grant counties.
Bardstown, Kentucky. Location of Bardstown in Nelson County, Kentucky. / 37.81750°N 85.45500°W / 37.81750; -85.45500. Bardstown is a home rule-class city [ 5] in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 13,567 in the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Nelson County. [ 6] Bardstown is named for the pioneering Bard ...
Daviess County ( / ˈdeɪvɪs / "Davis"), is a county in Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,312. [ 1] Its county seat is Owensboro. [ 2] The county was formed from part of Ohio County on January 14, 1815. Daviess County is included in the Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The county is located in western Kentucky on the Ohio River across from Evansville, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,793. [ 1] Its county seat is Henderson. [ 2] The county was formed in 1798 [ 3] and named for Richard Henderson [ 4] who purchased 17,000,000 acres (69,000 km 2) of land from the Cherokee, part of which would ...
The center of population of Kentucky is located in Washington County, in the city of Willisburg. [5] The county is dry, meaning that the sale of alcohol is prohibited, but it contains the "wet" city of Springfield, where retail alcohol sales are allowed. This classifies the jurisdiction as a moist county. Three wineries operate in the county ...