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The Kentucky Society for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge was closely associated with the Danville Political Club. Fifteen men were members of both organizations, and some believe the Society was an adjunct of the Danville Political Club. Both organizations were active at about the same time and frequently debated the same or similar subjects. [8]
Danville is a home rule-class city [6] and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. [7] The population was 17,236 at the 2020 census . [ 8 ] Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area , which includes all of the Boyle and Lincoln counties.
Constitution Square Historic Site is a 3-acre (0.012 km 2) park and open-air museum in Danville, Kentucky.From 1937 to 2012, it was a part of the Kentucky state park system and operated by the Kentucky Department of Parks.
Location of Boyle County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Boyle County, Kentucky. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Danville, Kentucky" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 1786, he presided over the first county court in Kentucky District. [17] On the night of December 27, 1786, a group consisting of Harry Innes, Thomas Todd, John Brown, Christopher Greenup, John Belli, and Robert Craddock assembled at McDowell's residence and formed a debating society known as the Danville Political Club. [18]
George Nicholas (c. 1754 – July 25, 1799) was an American lawyer, planter, patriot, military officer and politician who helped to write the first Kentucky constitution and became the first professor of law at Transylvania University. He also briefly served as Attorney General of Kentucky, and several terms in the Virginia House of Delegates.
A replica of the first Kentucky state courthouse in Danville where Muter served as a judge. It is likely that Muter came to Kentucky in 1784. [4] The Virginia legislature had appointed him to the district court of Kentucky in 1783, but did not assume the post until 1785. [5] The court first convened in Harrodsburg, but was moved to Danville in ...