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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]
In 1750, Dr. Thomas Walker, an investor in the Loyal Land Company, with five companions, made a famous exploration through the Cumberland Gap and into eastern Kentucky. The Loyal Land Company settled people in southwest Virginia, but not Kentucky. In 1769, Virginia longhunter and explorer Joseph Martin made the first of several forays into the ...
Roughly bounded by U.S. Route 60, Rockland Ct., and the Kentucky River; also roughly bounded by U.S. Route 60, Taylor Ave., the Kentucky River, and the Tanglewood subdivision 38°11′28″N 84°52′33″W / 38.191111°N 84.875833°W / 38.191111; -84.875833 ( South Frankfort Neighborhood Historic
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
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 ...
People work to clear a house from a bridge on KY-931 near the Whitesburg Recycling Center in Letcher County, Ky., on Friday, July 29, 2022. See photos of Eastern Kentucky before and after deadly ...
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