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The etymology of "Kentucky" or "Kentucke" is uncertain. One suggestion is that it is derived from an Iroquois name meaning "land of tomorrow". [1] According to Native America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia, "Various authors have offered a number of opinions concerning the word's meaning: the Iroquois word kentake meaning 'meadow land', the Wyandotte (or perhaps Cherokee or Iroquois ...
The area that is now Kentucky had been scouted by Daniel Boone as early as 1769, and became the subject of an illegal colonial settlement attempt orchestrated by Richard Henderson and his Transylvania Company. Boone was hired by Henderson to cut a road into the territory, which he did, arriving with his expedition near this site at the ...
The Discovery, Settlement and present State of Kentucke and an Essay towards the Topography, and Natural History of that important Country is a 1784 book by John Filson. It describes the discovery, purchase and settlement of Kentucky. Inaccuracies in the text have influenced public perception of the discovery of Kentucky. [1]
Boonesborough or Boonesboro is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. Founded by famed frontiersman Daniel Boone in 1775 as one of the first English-speaking settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains , Boonesborough lies in the central part of the state along the Kentucky River and is the site of Fort ...
Graphic depicting the loss of Native American land to U.S. settlers in the 19th century. Settler colonialism is a logic and structure of displacement by settlers, using colonial rule, over an environment for replacing it and its indigenous peoples with settlements and the society of the settlers.
Nov. 22-24, 1864: Camp Nelson expels more than 400 Black refugees, most of them women and children during a cold snap. Of those, 102 people die. Of those, 102 people die.
Kentucky: Married women are given the right to own and manage property in their own name during the incapacity of their spouse. [4] 1844. Maine: Married women are granted separate economy and trade licenses. [4] Massachusetts: Married women are granted separate economy. [11] 1845. New York: Married women are granted patent rights. [4]
Wiliam Shatner’s Kentucky horse farm. Shatner’s love for horses started growing up in Montreal, Canada. He says he bought a horse in L.A. and it evolved into buying more in Kentucky.