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Kenton County is named for Simon Kenton, who, believing he was a fugitive, spent the mid-1770s hunting in eastern Kentucky. Longhunter James Knox named the Dix River after Cherokee leader Captain Dick, who gave Knox permission to hunt along the river in 1770. [19]
Jenny was held captive by the Native Americans for several months in what is now Little Mud Lick Creek, Johnson County, Kentucky. She escaped to Harman's Blockhouse in Floyd County (now Johnson County), aided in crossing a major river by longhunter Henry Skaggs. With the help of the settlers at Harman's Blockhouse, Jenny made her way back to ...
The 1955 western Kentucky Rifle gravitates around a trail wagon containing one hundred long rifles. The gun, which is actually the main star of that movie, is displayed under every angle and is even the object of lyric descriptive monologues by veteran actor Chill Wills. On the show Antiques Roadshow an 1810 Kentucky rifle was appraised at $20,000.
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Colonel David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American politician, militia officer and frontiersman. Often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier", he represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives and fought in the Texas Revolution.
Buildings and structures completed in the 1770s (17 C, 2 P) C. Cemeteries established in the 1770s (31 P) E. Educational institutions established in the 1770s (9 C)
1770s missing person cases (3 P) P. 1770s in politics (15 C) R. 1770s in religion (13 C) S. 1770s in science (16 C, 14 P) 1770s in sports (17 C, 2 P) T. 1770s in ...
1770s in the United States (13 C, 10 P) W. 1770s in the Spanish West Indies (8 C) This page was last edited on 7 November 2021, at 20:42 (UTC). Text is ...