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1840 Great Fire
This is one of the leading historic events of the city’s century of life. It was the first extensive conflagration…
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The Pearson Manslaughter Case
On the First of January, 1829, in something of a family fued, a sad homicide occurred. Patrick Pearson, with a…
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The Pigeon Roost Massacre
Extracted from the account of John Dillon. History of Indiana, 1859 pp492-494 and “Pigeon Roost Massacre” by Lizzie D. Coleman…
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The Rangers and Militia of Washington Co., IN
At the time of first settlement, and prior to the year 1811, the whites and Indians lived in comparative peace…
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Long Run Massacre and Floyd’s Defeat
Following is an account of the Long Run Massacre and Floyd’s Defeat astold by G. T. Wilcox, Squire Boone’s Grandson…
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The Fake Indian
Numerous anecdotes could be told, though there is space but for a few.About sundown one evening at McKnights Fort a…
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The Circus People
There is one more story that I remember from this time of living in Louisville. It was the night we…
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1937 Flood
In the Fall of 1936 the country was in the grip of the Great Depression. My father,mother, grandmother, and I…
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Letter from M. Benham to Isabel Benham
Lexington, KentuckyMay 6, 1862 Dear Companion, I improve this opportunity of sending you a few lines to let you know…
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Valuable Accessions
An extraordinary immigration of young girls during 1781 is noted by several historians. This region abounded in unmarried young men,…
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