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Kentucky was part of Virginia until 1792. The District of Kentucky began with three counties: Fayette, Jefferson and Lincoln and Fayette. Part of Fayette County was split off as Bourbon County in 1785; a portion of Bourbon was split off in 1788 as Mason County; in 1806 Lewis County was split off from Mason and named for Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
It is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Lewis County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1] There are 6 properties listed on the National Register in the ...
The Union Monument in Vanceburg in Lewis County, Kentucky, in Vanceburg, Kentucky, commemorates the Union soldiers of the American Civil War.. The monument was built in 1884 by the citizens of Lewis County, which was a Union stronghold during the war and one of the few places in Kentucky that was still more sympathetic to the Union cause by the 1880s.
Concord is located in northwestern Lewis County on the south bank of the Ohio River. Kentucky Route 8 has its western terminus in the city and leads southeast 15 miles (24 km) to Vanceburg, the Lewis county seat. Kentucky Route 57 has its eastern terminus in Concord and leads southwest 11 miles (18 km) to Tollesboro.
Kinniconick is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, Kentucky, United States, that sets along the bank of Kinniconick Creek, a prevalent creek which flows for nearly 100 miles through the county. Found listed on French explorer maps as “Connoconoque,” the name “Kinniconick” is believed to be of Shawnee origin, either meaning ...
Garrison is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lewis County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 731 as of the 2020 census. [3] Garrison has a post office with ZIP code 41141, which opened on February 26, 1886. [4] [5] The community is located along the Ohio River and Kentucky Route 8.
The Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial is in front of the Capitol, making this visit a two-for-one. The landmark, constructed in 1988, honors the Kentuckians who served during the Vietnam War.
Fiscal Court records quoted by Rev. O. G Ragan in his History of Lewis County, Kentucky. Press of Jennings and Graham, 1912, list 1869 as the date of charter of the Cabin Creek Turnpike; 1870 as the date in which the turnpike company was authorized to cross Cabin Creek "at William Henderson's;" and 1871 as the date of construction of the bridge.