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The Weston Bluff Skirmish Site, on a bluff over the Ohio River just north of Weston, Kentucky, was site of an American Civil War skirmish on June 21, 1864. A 10 acres (4.0 ha) area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1] Confederate soldiers shot at boats at Weston; Union soldiers shot back.
From there it moved east through the towns of Pioneer Village, Hillview, and Mount Washington at F4 intensity. The tornado, at times half a mile wide, then proceeded into Spencer County where it narrowly missed the county seat of Taylorsville before finally, after thirty miles and over an hour of destruction, it dissipated near Little Mount. [2 ...
Aurora is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States. [1] Aurora is located near Kentucky Lake and the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area . It becomes a popular tourist attraction area during the summer having several hotels, campgrounds, small restaurants, and a few surrounding stores.
This is an incomplete list of military confrontations that have occurred within the boundaries of the modern US State of Kentucky since European contact. The region was part of New France from 1679 to 1763, ruled by Great Britain from 1763 to 1783, and part of the United States from 1783 to present.
The mailing address of the park is Hardin, Kentucky; however, it is located much closer to the unincorporated community of Aurora, Kentucky. The nearest town of substantial size is Murray. The park encompasses 1,795 acres (726 ha) of land, 160,300 acres (64,900 ha) of water, and features climate-controlled indoor tennis courts. [2]
On June 30, 2022, a mass shooting involving police officers occurred in Allen, Kentucky, United States.Three police officers and a police dog were killed, and four others were injured, including three police officers.
Kentucky Route 80 (KY 80) is a 483.55-mile-long (778.20 km) state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky.The route originates on the state's western border at Columbus in Hickman County and stretches across the southern portion of the state, terminating southeast of Elkhorn City on the Virginia state line.
The Battle of Brownstown was an early skirmish in the War of 1812.Although the United States military outnumbered the forces of Tecumseh's Confederacy 8 to 1, they lost the battle and suffered substantial losses while Tecumseh's forces were almost completely untouched.