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1800: The River Clyde is 14 ft (3.1m) deep, and supports 200 wharves and jetties; there is a large Gaelic community in the city [33] 1800: The Glasgow Police Act is passed by Parliament allowing the creation of the first modern preventative police force [34] 1803: Dorothy Wordsworth visits Glasgow [35]
Home to the family of famed Southern Belle Sallie Ward and Kentucky's Confederate Governor George Johnson. 71000352 White Hall: March 11, 1971: Richmond: Madison: 84001824 Anderson-Smith House: March 1, 1984: Paducah: McCracken: Serves as an official Kentucky Welcome Center and houses the furniture of Vice-President Alben Barkley. Also known as ...
Glasgow is a home rule-class city [3] in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of its county. [4] Glasgow is the principal city of the Glasgow micropolitan area, which comprises Barren and Metcalfe counties. The population was 15,014 at the 2020 U.S. census. [5] The city is well known for its annual Scottish Highland Games.
Jacob Eversole Cabin (Perry County) – built ca 1789–1804, the oldest remaining building in Eastern Kentucky [3] James M. Lloyd House (Mount Washington) – Italianate and Late Victorian style residence; built c. 1880; Jesse R. Zeigler House – Only building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Kentucky; built 1910
In addition, the Glasgow and Caverna (see below) districts jointly operate an alternative school located in the Glasgow district for "at-risk" children in middle and high school. Barren County High and Middle Schools, although operated by the county district, are actually located within the boundaries of the Glasgow district. [22]
In 1451, the University of Glasgow was founded by papal bull and established in religious buildings in the precincts of Glasgow Cathedral. By the start of the 16th century, Glasgow had become an important religious and academic city and by the 17th century the university had moved from the cathedral precincts to its own building in the High Street.
Land claims in the military district of Kentucky south of Green River were restricted to grants for veterans of the Revolutionary War until 1796. [10] After Barren County, Kentucky , was organized (1798) from parts of Warren County and Green County, Henry Skaggs filed a claim in July, 1801, in Barren County Court for 200 acres of land. [ 11 ]
This is a complete list of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky. [1] ... Green River Shell Middens Archeological District. May 5, 1994 Multiple: Butler ...