Shelby County, 1792
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Formed from a part of Jefferson County, it was the third created after Kentucky became a state. Named in honor of Isaac Shelby, 1750-1826, first Kentucky governor, 1792-96; elected again 1812-16. In the Revolutionary War, Indian campaigns, and War of 1812. He came to Kentucky in 1783. Member of the Kentucky Constitutional Conventions at Danville, 1784-92.
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Daisy M. Saffell, 1875-1918
Shelbyville, KY
DAISY M. SAFFELL (1875-1918) - An intrepid educator & businesswoman, Saffell devoted her life to serving African Americans during an era...
"Horrible Massacre"
On January 25, 1865, Co. E. 5th United States Colored Calvary (USCC) attacked by Confederate guerillas while driving herd of 900 cattle...
Lewis and Clark in Kentucky - 1806 Return of Expedition & Death of Meriwaether Lewis
Shelbyville, KY
Meriwether Lewis & William Clark, leaders of the 1803-06 journety to the Pacific, visited Shelbyville several times.
Lewis and Clark in Kentucky - Death of Meriwether Lewis
William Clark, coleader of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific, spent the night of October 28, 1809, at John Shannon's...
Thelma Stovall
Entered political service in 1949 when she was elected to the Kentucky state legislature.