Columbus
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First entire town in Kentucky to be moved from one site to another. In 1927, after the most severe flood in its history, Columbus was moved from the banks of the river to this bluff, 200 feet above, by the American Red Cross at a cost of $100,000. The relocation was under the supervision of Marion Rust, national Red Cross representative.
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First Christian Church
Clinton, KY
Established 1876 on this site.
Clinton Seminary
Clinton, KY
First high school in Ky.
Guerrilla Raids on Clinton
Clinton, KY
Federal troops garrisoned in area between 1862 and 1865 were often harassed by enemy guerrillas.
County Named, 1821
Clinton, KY
For Capt. Paschal Hickman who was massacred by Indians after River Raisin battle, Jan., 1813, one of nine Ky.
"Gibraltar of the West"
Troops under Gen. Leonidas Polk fortified strategic line of bluffs here Sept. 3, 1861, marking CSA's first move in Ky.