178 years ago, Zachary Taylor chosen as Whig Party’s candidate for US president after four rounds of voting. Henry Clay, ultimately lost the nomination. Taylor’s supporters championed him as a hero of the Mexican-American War and as a safe political bet for the Whigs.
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83 years ago, Claude Likens, of Kosmodale, served as SGT with 192nd Tank Battalion keeping a journal while a POW in the Pacific during WWII. He survived Bataan Death March, where 60-70,000 POWs forced to march through Philippines.
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234 years ago, Revolutionary War veteran John McDowell wrote a letter to Andrew Reid about early KY's everyday events, including the new state constitution and his contribution to statehood.
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46 years ago, the KY Pro-ERA Alliance sent pamphlets with testimonials from women like Allie Hixson who supported national Equal Rights Amendment. The ERA was a proposed amendment to the US Constitution that sought to provide “equality of rights” on the “basis of sex.”
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164 years ago, Union soldier Jessie Hyde passed through Bowling Green, during the Civil War. He commented, “This was one of the rebels’ strongest points of defense,” and that “Bowling Green was, undoubtedly, a beautiful place before the commencement of the war.”
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172 years ago, Craig Newton published a defense of his actions to reduce the sentence of abolitionist Delia Webster, a teacher who helped enslaved people cross the Ohio River. She served two-year sentence in state penitentiary.
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190 years ago, Thomas and Eliza Jan Harrison sold a home to Dennis Doram in Boyle County, an African American family in Danville. Dorams purchased their own freedom, became successful business owners, and were wealthy landowners.
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162 years ago, a muster roll was created to document African Americans who joined the United States Colored Troops from 7th, 8th, and 9th KY Districts.
➡️www.kyhistory.com/digital/collection/MS/id...
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148 years ago, Robert Doram wrote to his mother about his experience at Fort Concho, Texas, and his service in the 10th US Cavalry, a unit of African Americans, known more commonly as “Buffalo Soldiers.”
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164 years ago, Mary Ann Clark was taken prisoner by the Union Army and was discovered to be a woman disguised as a man serving in the Confederate Army. She was quickly released, but rejoined as “Lt. Henry Clark.”
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250 years ago, Simon Oxer took an Oath of Allegiance. It is likely related to Oxer’s service in a militia during the Revolutionary War, rather than US citizenship.
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184 years ago, Edward Jarvis, KHS’s first librarian, wrote to state gov. thanking them for sending official docs, including legislative materials.
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144 years ago, an unidentified physician began recording patient visits and treatments in a notebook, 1881 to 1884. The medical field during this time was changing as doctors with varying levels of education fought over which methods were most effective.
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108 years ago, Nena Shelton issued military identity card for service as a nurse during WWI. She joined US Army Nurse Corps in 1910 and was stationed in the Philippines for 2 years in 1912. In February 1918, was recalled to active duty in France.
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208 years ago, William Henry Harrison wrote to Thomas Bodley defending his military actions during the War of 1812. Harrison, brigadier general of the KY militia, defended his military actions for losing at the Battle of River Raisin, 1813.
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164 years ago, Julia Marcum’s family home was attacked by Confederate soldiers in Scott County, Tennessee. After brandishing an axe, she was hit with a bayonet that caused the loss of one eye and one of her fingers.
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164 years ago, the Covington, Kentucky, chapter of the “Band of the Union” published a pamphlet to explain their organization. They were dedicated to resisting Kentucky’s secession from the United States during the Civil War.
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90 years ago, U.S. Narcotic Farm opened its doors in Lexington as one of two federal narcotic hospitals in the nation. Created as an alternative to traditional prison systems, operated as a rehabilitation center and research facility.
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189 years ago, 1st edition of Thomas McKenny and James Hall’s volumes, “History of Indian Tribes of North America” published. Book captured portraits and biographies of influential Native American leaders and elders who visited Washington, D.C.
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107 years ago, WWI ended and George Chescheir witnessed the relief of a nation firsthand while serving in France. He notes, “they were having torchlight parades... singing the Marseillaise, the Star-Spangled Banner, and yelling ‘Vive l'Amérique.’”
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186 years ago, drafts of two letters were written to federal officials associated with the removal of Chickasaw Native Americans because of the Indian Removal Act. The Chickasaws of western KY were some of the last removed.
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To celebrate the 250th, we are sharing 76 stories from our archives on our social media platforms. We feature new items every week, from the first printed map of Kentucky to menus from the first Chinese restaurant in Louisville and everything in between! #76for250 #AskAnArchivist
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238 years ago, conventions in Danville created 1st governing document for KY with tripartite government, bicameral legislature, bill of rights, but limited popular control for electing senators (which Kentuckians would later change).
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138 years ago, in 1887, Millersburg Female College in Bourbon County, Kentucky, advertised their annual “announcement and catalogue” for prospective students to learn more about the college, alumni, and course offerings for the upcoming year.
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168 years ago, Richard Ten Broeck sold the horse Lexington for $15K. Most expensive USA equine sale at the time. Bought by Robert Alexander, owner of Woodburn Farm in Woodford Co. Had 238 winning offspring with 84 classified as “top class.” #76for250 #America250KY #equinehistory
June 1, 1792, KY admitted as 15th state. 1st official map drafted by John Filson, 1784. Since this map, there have been major transformations in economics, population, and world-changing events during Kentucky’s 233 years as a state. #kyhistory #76for250 #America250KY
177 years ago, Martin Schmidt was naturalized as a United States citizen in Louisville. German immigration rapidly expanded in the 19th century. By 1850, the German population of Louisville was 35% of the total inhabitants.
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240 years ago, Isaac Shelby granted 1K acres of would be KY from the governor of VA.
Shelby, famed for helping Lord Dunmore’s War and American Revolution, was delegate for KY constitutional conventions, and elected 1st governor.
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A typed notice describing the four new routes available in Mammoth Cave. Kentucky Historical Society, SC1920 https://kyhistory.com/digital/collection/MS/id/26936/rec/2
114 years ago, Mammoth Cave advertised new tour. Federally recognized as a national park in 1941, it attracted visitors for much longer. One of most famous guides was an enslaved man named Stephen Bishop. Mammoth Cave is now managed by the National Park Service. #76for250 #America250KY #kyhistory
