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Early Kentucky
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The Settle of a New Land
The early settlers settled in Kentucky in 1621. -
Captin Charles Delongueuil Discovers Kentucky
1739 Captin Charles Delongueuil discovers land that would eventually be Kentucky. -
Dr.Thomas Walkers Discovery
While leading an expedition for the Loyal Land Company in what is now southeastern Kentucky, Dr.Thomas Walker was the first recorded American of Eropean decent to discover and use coal in Kentucky. -
New Land
France gives over land, later to be named Kentucky, to Britain. -
Cumberland Gap Discovery
Danial Boone discovers the Cumberland Gap. -
Daniel Boone Settling in Kentucky
Daniel Boone settled in Kentucky on May 1, 1769. -
Danial Boone
Danial Boone returned to Clinch River on August 26th 1774 after traveling 800 miles in two months. -
War Time
Daniel Boone was a militia officer during the Revolutionary War, which in Kentucky was fought primarily between the Europeans settlers and the British aided Native Americans. -
The Virginia General Assembly
The Virginia General Assembly annexed Kentucky as a Virginia County. -
The Population of Early Kentucky
By early 1778, April 22, the population of Kentucky was about 200. -
Battle of Blue Licks
Was one of the last battles of the American Revolutionary War. -
Treaty Of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed between Britain and America on September 3,1783 and quickly ratified by Congress. -
Trying to Separate
Conventions begin trying to prepare way for separation of Kentucky from Virginia. -
Major Roadway
The Wilderness Road is opened up to wagons. This allowed more people to move to new lands. -
Henry Clay
Henry Clay, native of Kentucky, is elected to Congress. -
The Third Governor of Kentucky
On Febuary 4, 1818 Cristopher Greenup was elected for governor. -
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Kentucky and The Civil War
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The War of Middle Creek
There was a Battle of Middle Creek January 10th 1862. It was in Floyd County, Kentucky and it was in the American Civil War. -
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky was established by the state of Kentucky in 1865 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of the Kentucky University. -
First Kentucky Derby
The First Kentucky Derby was ran on May,17 1875. -
Slowest Kentucky Derby Ever
The 1891 Kentucky Derby was the 17th running of the Kentucky Derby.The winning time 2:52:25 the slowest winning time. -
Nathan B. Stubblefield
Nathan Stubblefield has been proposed for the invention of wireless telephony. He made private demonstrations of wireless telephony in that time also. -
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Modern Era
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William Goebel
William Goebel was an American politicion who was the 34th govenor of Kentucky for a few days in1900 after been wounded by an assasin the day before he was sworn in. -
Four Governors Less Than Three Months
Kentucky experienced four diffrent govenors in less than three months time, between early December of 1899 and early February of 1900. -
Kentucky Derby
The 1909 Kentucky Derby was the 35th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3,1909. Hores T.MGreen, Ada Meade and Woolwinder scrathed before the race. -
Women Get To Vote
In 1920, the League of Women Woters was formed to help women fullfill their new responsibilities as voters. Today the men and women of the LWV carry on that legacy. -
The Forty First Governor
William .J. Fields was the forty first governor of Kentucky. -
My Old Kentucky Home
My Old Kentucky Home was published March 19 1928. -
Rainey Bethea Hanged
Rainey Bethea was hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last public execution in the United States. -
Cumberland Gap
Vice President Richard M. Nixon gives a speech during the dedication of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park on July 3rd.
