Kentucky was established in 1792 but many towns were already established. In this video we discuss the first five towns of Kentucky. linktr.ee/Kyhistorypod
When I was in jail there in Stanford I kept the grass mowed nice there at the Fort in Stanford. Not the real fort but they have reenactments there. Kept the Courthouse and Mainstreet clean and the flowers watered and pretty. Changed my life since then. I've lived in the next county over all my life. Garrard co. Enjoyed listening to our local history.
I lived in Lancaster for a few years back in 04-11 i think(blurry part of life lol). Lived on the "shoot"... Lank-uh-ster. You learn that really quickly. If you wanna fit in. 🤣 That's a good story man. Keep telling it. Some people need hope and your life shows grace abounds. 🙏 🙌🏴☠️
@@punkdrummr2000 😂😂 good ole Lankster 😂 they rebuilt the shoot. It use to be dilapidated and abandoned houses. Its all clean and nice houses there now. I'm between Lancaster, Crab Orchard and Paint Lick myself.
My gggg grandfather, Wild Cat (John) McKinney was the first school teacher of Lexington. He caught a wildcat in the school one morning, shut up the doors and windows, to trap and kill the large cat, but then wished he had not done that. The story hit all the main newspapers in the nation, and the name Wild Cat McKInney stuck. John signed the first Kentucky constitiution, a member of the first congress there in KY. In in 70's Mr. McKinney used to visit his son in Missouri, taking 50 cents with him, living off the land on the way there and back to his farm in KY - the 50 cents, 25 to cross the Mississippi there, 25 back. John McKinney made the Draper Papers, twice. Hardy, self-reliant people back then - they would not recognize America today. Kent Crutcher, CPA, MBA - Lubbock area.
Hahh, we might be distant relatives. My X5 grandfather James Harris married Ann McKinney in this general area. I don't know if John was a relative of Ann's but considering how many settlers were around in that area then I'd be shocked if there were two sets of unrelated McKinney's. They're both buried in Greensburgh.
@@Falconlibrary The cat wrapped his claws around the rib cage ribs of Wildcat, and Wildcat pressed the cat against a desk, killing him that way. But it took 3 men to pry break the cats claws loose from his ribs. Wildcat was in bed there after for 3 days, the ordeal and the disease from the cats claws, into his blood stream almost killed him. For most people disease from cats claws are poisonous, or fatal. Different times back then.
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Great video. I'm 26 living in Lexington and grew up in Richmond. I was always ignorant of our local history. I could talk for hours about European history, world history in general, but not our local history. Thanks for sharing I learned a lot.
Maysville was established under the Virginia legislater 1786. Old Washington , which is even older almost became the state capital. Your list breaks my heart.
As a homeschool mom and a native of Kentucky I was so excited to find your channel. I myself don’t know a lot about KY history as I was not taught it. Public school doesn’t teach History about each state. I am on a mission to teach my kids. You also have the perfect voice for a voice over so clear with a hint of the good ol’ KY accent. I to have one even tho I group up in central KY. Thank you for doing this.
I come from the Lawrenceburg area, which was founded originally as Kaufman/Coffman's Station in the 1780s but wasn't established officially until 1820 when the Franklin Co. Courthouse named the town after James Lawrence, a Naval Officer... It sits dead between Frankfort and Harrodsburg and is a horror show during the 127 Yard sale...
Great video. I assume the main route for most to the region was through the Gap. I'm surprised that Maysville region wasn't represented on the list by pioneers from "Westsylvania" arriving by rafting down the Ohio River. The largest portion of my genealogy are participants in the Upper South Migration.
Very interesting. I had ancestors killed at Ruddel's Station in 1780, and others captured in the same action. My wife and I met at school in Kentucky. I've always had an interest in the settlement history of the area.
My kin where taken to Detroit in the same raid. They join Butler's Rangers and returned to Ruddels station in 1782 and fought at Blue Lick. We all live on the Canadian side of the Detroit river some returned after the war.
@@daveknight1154 My direct lineal grandfather and his older sister were taken to Detroit as well. She apparently had a physical deformity, and so she and her infant brother were spared. She later married a Hessian deserter who served with American revolutionary forces in the west (family tradition says with GR Clark, but the dates don't line up by my reckoning.) my lineal grand later moved to Fayette County, Ohio (Washington Court House) where documents indicate several members of the family received Revolutionary war land grants. Several of them are buried in the Primitive Baptist Church cemetery there. Isn't it interesting how we end up where we do?
My 5th great grandparents were also captured at Ruddle’s Station. One deposition by another inhabitant said that my 5th great grandfather and Captain John Hinkson were the only two inhabitants of the station that were not handed over to the natives when they surrendered (despite the terms of surrender being that all captives would remain under guard by the British). My ancestors were taken to Detroit, then on to Montreal where they remained until being released in 1782.
Any chance you could do a video on Willis Russell? He is from Monterey, Kentucky in modern day Owen County. He served on the confederate side in the civil war and became a marshall after the war and fought against the KKK. Truly underrated individual!
@@KentuckyHistoryChannel from the intro of the Wikipedia article. Willis Russell (1844 - July 1, 1875) was a Deputy United States Marshal who fought against William Smoot and his Ku Klux Klan chapter in Owen County, Kentucky. Smoot and his followers conducted a bloody reign of terror in Franklin (Frankfort), Owen County, and Henry Counties. Russell finally stopped them, though it cost him his life.[1][2]
My family, the Overstreets came to Mercer county in the late 1700s. And most of my family still lives there. I have fond memories of Harrodsburg and lawrenceburg ❤️
Thanks so much for this informative and well organized video. 👍👍👍 Just one bit of constructive criticism… the background music is rather distracting; perhaps something a bit slower and softer would complement the pictures and narrative better.
My direct ancestor fought with george rodgers clark in the battles of blue licks and chilicothe and was one of the first lot holders in lexington . he also had a tavern there. he was in the virginia militia and sent to protect harrodsburg and boonesboro. one of my ancestors couisins is recorded on revolutionary pensioners records as having helped bury daniel boones brother
Do you have any information about the abandoned hospital in Frenchburg? I was born there. I know that my dad's mother was from the Benson family but she's been gone about 55 years. I believe that some of our family lived in Suddath. in the '50s or '60s. No family left to really ask. I haven't been back since my Grandmother's funeral, other than taking basic at Ft. Knox.
@@KentuckyHistoryChannel I appreciate whatever you can dig up, when you get to there. I'm 100% disabled and can only drive about a half hour per day so it is unlikely that I'll ever get to go back for a visit.
Some relatives on my mama’s side are buried in Zachary Taylor Cemetery it would be her mom & dad so my grand parents & my great grandfather & great grandmother. My grandmother used to work with Muhammad Ali’s mom in Louisville & my grandfather sold his dad insurance to his dad but this was all before he changed his name. On the same side of that family on of my relatives was in Waverly Hills during what they would call Tent City Days his name was Herman Lee Roth
my hometown is center kentucky which is in metcalfe county i don't know when my home town center was founded you can find that out i'd really appreciate you doing a story on it a lot of people don't know that metcalfe county is a county in appalachia
Thank you and glad you enjoyed it! That’s a topic we’ve been interested in too! Hopefully we’ll be able to get it moving forward soon! Thanks for the suggestion!
I have a question...what about doing one on a subject not too many ppl know about or much about....cornwallce island...i think thats the name ..named after a guy named cornwallce ...see i cant even articulate what it is even....plz educate us....mainly me i guess....i already subbed lol.. appearently is sank...or the water lvl got higher...i remember something about it in 1st grade i think it was general corwallce maybe ...iys been a very long time since 1st grade...
I live in Bardstown and historians angrily "debate" whether Bardstown or Harrodsburg was the first incorporated city in Kentucky. Want to start a fight, show them this video.
Wikipedia has Harrisburg founded 14 years before William Bards got his land grant.... however they also speculate in the 1770s there was a 'Salem' at the location... Bardstown was incorporated much (46 years) earlier however. (from Perryville myself, but I'm a 'Jones/Buell/Mattingly' so I've got family in both :p )
@@krisjones4680 In the Daniel Boone series, Fess Parker talked about taking , " A short walk to Salem," I always wondered about which and where this Salem was. He was a great history buff and l always, it seemed to have his facts straight.
@@grassroot011 probably that Salem, KY then as Salem, TN wasn't established until 20 odd years after he died, and he would have been like 70yrs old to go to the current Salem, KY... lots of places changed names several times as other places had the same names, they just didn't know about... or all died and a new group came. Could also be a TV screwup, not doing enough research.
None of those towns was established in Kentucky but Kentucky County, Virginia. Ky didn't become a state till 1792. You need to check towns that were established after Ky became a state.
Hancock Lee is a direct ancestor, I'm sure one of many, As I am at this point related to around 100,000 people by DNA alone. That only counts those that have been tested and have a common marker. Lord only knows the true amount, but aren't all people related by the 12th degree, at any rate?
I’m in Bardstown for the first time. It’s overwhelming how beautiful this town is. California is absolute crap, next time anyone tells you how good CA is, walk away.
If you believe the books. Like all the rest of the history books, this is a lie. Stanford (Standing Fort) is the first city in Ky. Cowards ran to Harrodsburg. Scared of Indians. Real men stayed in Stanford.
