Hodgenville
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Established in Feb., 1818, by order of Hardin County Court on 27 acres and owned by Robt. Hodgen, tavern keeper and native of Pa. He erected a gristmill on Nolin River, 1789, within protection of Phillips Fort. Hodgenville had its first Post Office in 1826. It was incorporated in 1839 and in 1843, when Larue County was formed, became the seat of government.
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Abraham Lincoln's First School
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Lincoln's formal education began in a primitive log cabin near this site.
Larue County
Hodgenville, KY
Was established March 1, 1843 from part of Hardin County after debate over selection of name.
Phillips Fort
Hodgenville, KY
A half mile east on North Fork of Nolin River is site of this fort, first settlement in Larue County, built in 1780 by Philip Phillips,...
Lincoln's Playmate
To the west, in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, is the grave of Austin Gollaher, 1806-98.
Courthouse Burned
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Twenty-two Kentucky courthouses were burned during Civil War, nineteen in last fifteen months: twelve by Confederates, eight by...