County Named, 1784
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For Thomas Nelson, 1738-89. Member Va. House of Burgesses. In the first provincial convention, 1774; Continental Congress, 1775-77 and 1779. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Commander of Va. Militia, 1777-81. Governor of Va., 1781. Commended for selfless patriotism in ordering guns to fire on his own home, the British headquarters, at Yorktown, 1781.
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Austin Hubbard (Narcissa) House
Bardstown, KY
Austin Hubbard (Narcissa) House - Austin Hubbard owned this house until his death in 1823.
One Room School House
Bardstown, KY
ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE - This log school house (circa) 1840) was located 1 mile from Cox's Station which was the first fort built in...
Union Church
Bardstown, KY
This is the first brick church erected within the original city limits of Bardstown.
Civil War in Bardstown
Bardstown, KY
On October 4, 1862, Terry’s Texas Rangers, CSA, under the command of Col. John Wharton, were posted north of Bardstown at Fairgrounds...
Ham Brown Log Cabin
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Prior to the Civil War, Ham Brown was “a free man of color.