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This book offers an inside look at over 25 interesting and unusual episodes that shaped the history of the Bluegrass State.

Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionDiscovery of a Mastodon Graveyard 1729 The Expedition of Dr. Thomas Walker 1750 Battle of Boonesborough 1778 Jenny Wiley’s Indian Captivity 1789 Cane Ridge Revival 1801 The Establishment of the Pleasant Hill Shaker Colony 1806 Frontier Abdominal Surgery 1809 Beauchamp Sharp Tragedy 1825 Asiatic Cholera Finds a Hero 1833 Kentucky Fugitive 1838[m1] Delia Webster’s Excursion on the Underground Railroad 1844 A Governor Strives for Neutrality 1861 Civil War Refugees Expulsion from Camp Nelson 1864 The Creation of the Louisville Slugger 1884 Louisville Tornado and Founding of the South’s First Free Children’s Hospital 1890 Father of Wireless Telephony 1892[m2] The Last Pioneer Settlement 1904 Devastating Drought 1930 The Opening of Louisville Municipal College 1931 Floodwaters Submerge Louisville 1937 Kentucky Journalist Named Woman of the Year 1976 Maxey Flats Superfund Cleanup Begins 1986 Operation BOPTROT 1990 Bibliography Kentucky Facts and Figures

It Happened in Kentucky

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      Publisher: Globe Pequot
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 5/3/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780762761050, 978-0762761050
      ISBN10: 0762761059

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book offers an inside look at over 25 interesting and unusual episodes that shaped the history of the Bluegrass State.

      Table of Contents
      AcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionDiscovery of a Mastodon Graveyard 1729 The Expedition of Dr. Thomas Walker 1750 Battle of Boonesborough 1778 Jenny Wiley’s Indian Captivity 1789 Cane Ridge Revival 1801 The Establishment of the Pleasant Hill Shaker Colony 1806 Frontier Abdominal Surgery 1809 Beauchamp Sharp Tragedy 1825 Asiatic Cholera Finds a Hero 1833 Kentucky Fugitive 1838[m1] Delia Webster’s Excursion on the Underground Railroad 1844 A Governor Strives for Neutrality 1861 Civil War Refugees Expulsion from Camp Nelson 1864 The Creation of the Louisville Slugger 1884 Louisville Tornado and Founding of the South’s First Free Children’s Hospital 1890 Father of Wireless Telephony 1892[m2] The Last Pioneer Settlement 1904 Devastating Drought 1930 The Opening of Louisville Municipal College 1931 Floodwaters Submerge Louisville 1937 Kentucky Journalist Named Woman of the Year 1976 Maxey Flats Superfund Cleanup Begins 1986 Operation BOPTROT 1990 Bibliography Kentucky Facts and Figures

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