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Two statues, a military heritage commission, and the telling of history

August 18, 2017 thekaintuckeean Leave a comment

Kentucky Revised Code. Legislative Research Commission. The Kentucky Military Heritage Commission, until recently, was a little-known state agency. Over the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: 1898 courthouse, Civil War, Fayette, Fayette County

A Day Journal: Lexington by Bike

July 22, 2017 thekaintuckeean Leave a comment

For those that have followed this blog for some time, you know I think that Lexington is an amazing city.…

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Posted in: Tours Filed under: cemeteries, churches, Civil War, cycling, Fayette, Fayette County, Lexington, sharethelex

Celebrating Juneteenth: 150 Years Since Emancipation

June 18, 2015 thekaintuckeean Leave a comment

 African Cemetery No. 2. On June 19th, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas. With them, came news of the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: African American, Civil War, Fayette

The ‘Handsomest Public Monument in Jessamine County’

October 6, 2014 thekaintuckeean Leave a comment

Confederate Monument in downtown Nicholasville. Author’s Collection. One hundred fifty years ago, the Union was engaged in a great Civil…

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Posted in: Jessamine Journal, Uncategorized Filed under: Civil War, Jessamine, JJ

Camp Nelson is an American Treasure

January 10, 2014 thekaintuckeean Leave a comment

On March 3, 1865, Congress emancipated all the wives and children of the United States Colored Troops who had not…

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Posted in: Jessamine Journal, Uncategorized Filed under: Civil War, Jessamine, JJ

A National Landmark in Jessamine County: Camp Nelson

September 13, 2013 thekaintuckeean Leave a comment

Headstones at Camp Nelson National Cemetery – Nicholasville, Ky.(Photo: the Author) Seven score and 10 years ago, four thousand acres…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Civil War, Jessamine, JJ

Oliver Perry House at Camp Nelson

September 11, 2013 thekaintuckeean Leave a comment

Oliver Perry HousePhoto: Camp Nelson The answer: the Oliver Perry House at Camp Nelson in Jessamine County. No one attempted…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Civil War, Jessamine, ThrowBackThursday

In a place called Munfordville…

July 18, 2012 Nate Kissel Leave a comment

Hart County Courthouse – Munfordville, Ky. Hart County has long been a place that I heard much about, but had…

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Posted in: Kentucky120, Uncategorized Filed under: Civil War, courthouses, Hart, kentucky120

NoD: President Garfield became a General in Pikeville

November 8, 2011 thekaintuckeean Leave a comment

Pikeville City Park – Pikeville, Ky. Last week on Jeopardy!, a question in the category 19th century Presidents concerned a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Civil War, NoDestination, Pike

NoD: Grayson Lake and the Kitchen-Horton House

October 5, 2011 thekaintuckeean 2 Comments

Grayson Lake – Carter County, Ky. Named for the Carter County seat, Grayson Lake was formed by the Army Corps…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Carter, Civil War, Elliott, John Hunt Morgan, NoDestination

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