Bracken County, 1796
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Formed from parts of Campbell and Mason. Named for William Bracken, hunter, fisherman, Indian fighter, came here 1773. Birthplace of John Gregg Fee, founder of Berea College, 1855. Birthplace and home of Dr. Joshua Taylor Bradford, 1819-71, world famous surgeon. Site Augusta College, first Methodist College in world, 1822.
First White Burley tobacco, 1867, from Bracken seed.
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Fort Ancient Village
Augusta, KY
Fort Ancient Village at Augusta - Augusta is located on the site of a major settlement of the Fort Ancient people, who lived here between...
Bradford Schoolhouse
Bradford, KY
A rare example of a one-room schoolhouse.
John Gregg Fee (1816-1901)
Community Center, KY
Fee received degree from Augusta College; went to Lane Theological Seminary.
Philip Buckner (1747-1820)
Augusta, KY
Captain Philip Buckner, an Englishman, was a Revolutionary War veteran.
Kenton Ambushes Indians
Foster, KY
In summer of 1793 Indians crossed Ohio River, hid canoes at mouth of Holt's Creek, site of Foster, and proceeded to Bourbon Co. to steal...