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The first house in the district was built in 1790, but it no longer stands. [5] Much of the district is formed of buildings for the late 18th to 19th centuries, with the more prominent ones built between 1800 and 1830, including the homes of four Kentucky governors.
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] There are 16 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 24, 2025.
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]
Home to the family of famed Southern Belle Sallie Ward and Kentucky's Confederate Governor George Johnson. 71000352 White Hall: March 11, 1971: Richmond: Madison: 84001824 Anderson-Smith House: March 1, 1984: Paducah: McCracken: Serves as an official Kentucky Welcome Center and houses the furniture of Vice-President Alben Barkley. Also known as ...
Powell County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,129. [1] Its county seat is Stanton. [2] The county was formed January 7, 1852, by Kentucky Governor Lazarus W. Powell from parts of Clark, Estill, and Montgomery counties. [3] It is no longer a dry county as of 2018.
Beef in Eastern markets had become a main source of income for farmers in Kentucky. [27] A postal road was opened in 1792 from Bean Station, Tennessee through Cumberland Gap to Danville, Kentucky. This was due largely to the efforts of Governor Isaac Shelby of Kentucky. This connection of Kentucky to the East was a great advantage.
Marion County is Kentucky's most Catholic county. [citation needed] The first Catholic settlers in Kentucky came to Holy Cross in the western part of the county circa 1790. According to planar projection maps of Kentucky, Marion County includes the center of the state of Kentucky located 3 miles NNW of Lebanon just off KY 429.
The county is named for Benjamin Logan, who had been second in command of the Kentucky militia during the American Revolutionary War and was a leader in bringing statehood to the area. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Created from Lincoln County on September 1, 1792, Logan was the 13th Kentucky county in order of formation. [ 5 ]