Kentucky History

Replica cabin at Lincoln's boyhood home at Knob Creek, Kentucky

LINCOLN’S BOYHOOD HOME AT KNOB CREEK, KENTUCKY

Abraham Lincoln said, “My earliest recollection was of the Knob...
Shrine built over the Abraham Lincoln birth cabin at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, near Hodgenville, Kentucky

ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE, A BRIEF HISTORY

The little piece of land was so important to President...
Headstone of Muhammad Ali in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

MUHAMMAD ALI, A BRIEF SUMMARY OF “THE GREATEST”

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” “Don't count...
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MOST UNDERRATED MAN IN FRONTIER HISTORY, BENJAMIN LOGAN

 One of the most important Kentucky founders is buried on...
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40-MILE RIDE TO SAVE AMERICA! PAUL REVERE OF THE SOUTH!

 This is the story of Captain John Jacques Jouett, Jr....
High Bridge Spans over the Kentucky River

AMAZING HISTORY AT HIGH BRIDGE, KENTUCKY

 Isn't it amazing? At one time, it was the tallest...
Location of the murder and burial of Ned Boone

THE MURDER OF DANIEL BOONE’S, BROTHER NED BOONE

Ned said, “Daniel, I don't believe there's an Indian within...
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THE TURBULENT BIRTH OF GEORGETOWN, KENTUCKY!

Some say it's the birthplace of Bourbon Whiskey, it has...
Confederate Captain William C. Quantrill, commander of Quantrill's Raiders

CONFEDERATE QUANTRILL CAPTURED & KILLED

The ruthless Confederate guerrilla Captain William Quantrill, the commander of...
The Big South Tunnel on the L&N Railroad

CONFEDERATE MORGAN’S RAIDERS COLLAPSED THE BIG SOUTH TUNNEL!

Confederate General John Hunt Morgan and his Morgan's Raiders were...