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Washington County Courthouse: Washington County Courthouse: July 25, 1977 : Public Sq., Main at Lincoln Park Rd. Springfield: Two-story brick courthouse built in 1815, with an octagonal cupola added in 1840.
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,027. [1] Its county seat is Springfield. [2] The county is named for George Washington. [3] Washington County was the first county formed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky when it reached statehood, and the sixteenth county formed. [4]
The Washington Historic District in Washington, Kentucky was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and its borders were increased in 1976. [2] The buildings of Washington range from simple log cabins to late Georgian and early Federal styles constructed of home burned brick laid in Flemish bond .
Lincoln Homestead State Park is a state park located just north of Springfield, Kentucky in Washington County.The park encompasses 120 acres (49 ha), and features both historic buildings and reconstructions associated with Thomas Lincoln, father of President Abraham Lincoln.
Ainsworth, Iowa – D.H. Ainsworth (civil engineer) [10] Ainsworth, Washington – J.C. Ainsworth (railroader) [10] Albany, New Hampshire – James of York and Albany (indirectly, via Albany, New York) Albany, New York – James of York and Albany [11] Albemarle, North Carolina – George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle [10]
William and Kate will retain Kensington Palace’s Apartment 1A, which was refurbished with £4.5 million of taxpayers’ money in 2013, as their official residence and their working base, which ...
The first post office in the region was established in Washington in 1789. This post office initially served the whole Northwest Territory including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The third postmaster was William Murphy, who built a large house which is still standing (the Murphy-Lashbrooke-Wood-Moose House) on Old Main Street.
After Buford died in 1833, Duke inherited the residence, which was enlarged and reoriented to the south. The woodland pasture in front of the house became a noted dueling ground, [4] and also hosted lavish parties. Duke's nephew, General Basil Duke, graduated from law from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. [2]