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The Feminine County and General Pulaski’s Gender

April 17, 2019 thekaintuckeean

Counties and localities have historically been named after men. This is not a surprising fact for a society where women…

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NoD: Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Somerset

January 16, 2012 thekaintuckeean

Below is a modified rerun of a 2010 post about my experience walking in Somerset’s annual March to Remember Dr.…

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NoD: Boy Scouts Began in Pulaski County

October 11, 2011 thekaintuckeean

Historic Marker – Burnside, Ky. Two years before the Boy Scouts of America organized in the United States, Mrs. Myra…

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Pulaski County Courthouse – Somerset, Ky.

December 25, 2010 Nate Kissel

Pulaski County Courthouse, Somerset, Ky. Pulaski County is named for Casimir Pulaski, a Polish soldier who saved George Washington’s life…

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No Destination: Zollicoffer Park Cemetery

February 3, 2010 thekaintuckeean 2 Comments

Union troops who fell are buried in the Mill Springs National Cemetery, but the Confederate fallen were hastily buried in…

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No Destination: Mill Springs National Cemetery

February 1, 2010 thekaintuckeean 2 Comments

Kentucky has seven national cemeteries and has the highest concentration of national cemeteries of any state in the Union. Mill…

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NoDestination: Somerset’s Fountain Square & John Sherman Cooper

January 29, 2010 thekaintuckeean

Fountain Square, the center of Somerset, was restored in 1963 by Senator John Sherman Cooper and his wife, Lorraine. At…

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NoDestination: Home of Gov. Morrow

January 27, 2010 thekaintuckeean

Governor Edwin P. Morrow was the second of five Republicans elected to the office of Kentucky governor during the 1900s…

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NoDestination: Somerset

January 25, 2010 thekaintuckeean 2 Comments

Somerset, the seat of Pulaski County, is apparently a haven for tourists making the trek to Lake Cumberland during the…

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No Destination: Somerset on MLK, Jr. Day

January 22, 2010 thekaintuckeean

On Monday, I celebrated MLK Day by hopping in the car and driving to see more of Kentucky. When I…

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