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Athens (locally / ˈ eɪ θ ən z / AY-thənz) is a small unincorporated village in Fayette County to the east of Interstate 75 in Kentucky in the United States. First settled in 1786 as the community of Cross Plains , [ 2 ] the town was chartered as Athens in 1826 [ 3 ] and had its own post office from that time until 1906. [ 4 ]
The Teutons (Latin: Teutones, Teutoni; Ancient Greek: Τεύτονες) were an ancient northern European tribe mentioned by Roman authors. The Teutons are best known for their participation, together with the Cimbri and other groups, in the Cimbrian War with the Roman Republic in the late second century BC.
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 first map of Kentucky, presented in 1784 by author John Filson to the United States Congress [2]. Author, historian, founder and surveyor John Filson worked as a schoolteacher in Lexington, Kentucky and wrote The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke in 1784.
Boone Station State Historic Site was a 46-acre (190,000 m 2) Kentucky State Historic Site on Boone's Creek near Athens in Fayette County, Kentucky, USA. Boone's New Station [ edit ]
Map of the Kingdom of the Germans (regnum Teutonicorum) within the Holy Roman Empire, c. 1000The Kingdom of Germany or German Kingdom (Latin: regnum Teutonicorum 'kingdom of the Germans', regnum Teutonicum 'German kingdom', [1] regnum Alamanie "kingdom of Germany", [2] German: Deutsches Königreich) was the mostly Germanic language-speaking East Frankish kingdom, which was formed by the Treaty ...
Kentucky Route 418 (KY 418) is a 11.736-mile-long (18.887 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway is a major connector for Lexington and Interstate 75. The highway is a major connector for Lexington and Interstate 75.
Germantown is a neighborhood three miles southeast of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA.Germantown is also a general term for an area of Louisville from the Original Highlands to St Joseph and Bradley neighborhoods that were predominantly settled by Germans.