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  2. Lynch Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The district is roughly bounded by city limits, L&N railroad bed, Big Looney Cr., Second, Mountain, Highland Terrace, Liberty, and Church Streets. [1] Lynch was the largest company-owned coal mining town in Kentucky and was established by U.S. Coal and Coke Company, a subsidiary of U.S. Steel. [2]

  3. History of Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Leestown, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    First surveyed in 1773, Leestown was established in 1775 by Hancock Lee and Willis Lee; it was the first Anglo-American settlement on the north side of the Kentucky River. The settlement was recognized by the Virginia legislature in 1776, temporarily abandoned in 1777 due to attacks by Native Americans aligned with the British during the ...

  5. Old Hickman Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Old Hickman Historic District, in Hickman, Kentucky, is a 9.2 acres (3.7 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The listing included 45 contributing buildings, a contributing structure, and two contributing sites.

  6. Washington Historic District (Washington, Kentucky) - Wikipedia

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    Log cabin built from "flat boat" lumber. The significant architecture of Washington covers the period 1765–1850. Taking into account the time lag between architectural styles fashionable on the Atlantic seaboard and in the frontier, the lack of refined, period examples within the town that can be found elsewhere in the state becomes understandable.

  7. Timeline of Kentucky history - Wikipedia

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    Before 1750, Kentucky was populated nearly exclusively by Cherokee, Chickasaw, Shawnee and several other tribes of Native Americans [1] See also Pre-Columbian; April 13, 1750 • While leading an expedition for the Loyal Land Company in what is now southeastern Kentucky, Dr. Thomas Walker was the first recorded American of European descent to discover and use coal in Kentucky; [2]

  8. Bardstown Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Bardstown Historic District, comprising the center of Bardstown, Kentucky, is a registered historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.Prominent architecture located within the district include the Cobblestone Path, Nelson County Jail, Old L & N Station, Old Talbott Tavern, and Spalding Hall, all individually on the National Register, and the historic old Nelson County ...

  9. Williamsburg, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    Williamsburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Whitley County, on the southeastern border of Kentucky, United States. [6] The population was 5,326 at the 2020 census.

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