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Free Frank: A Black Pioneer on the Antebellum Frontier
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1027:. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1993.
951:. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1983.
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602:in front of an estimated crowd of 10,000 people.
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1019:Kyleidoscope: Explore Kentucky History Online
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455:factory becomes highly profitable during the
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962:National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
890:"The Adventures of Daniel Boone Chapter One"
493:, hence the name of this region — The
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481:1818 • The portion of Kentucky west of the
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878:"Kentucky," Online Etymology Dictionary
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1085:"United States: Kentucky (chronology)"
987:Margaret Garner: A New American Opera.
863:Christopher Gist, Ohio History Central
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563:Timeline of Kentucky in the Civil War
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786:List of Kentucky state legislatures
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840:"KY Coal Facts - History of Coal"
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798:Timeline of Louisville, Kentucky
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1002:See the Library of Congress
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358:John Todd (Virginia soldier)
140:and several other tribes of
117:timeline of Kentucky history
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753:November 3, 2015 – In the
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307:. Upon hearing about the
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1111:Federal Writers' Project
960:See more on this at the
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691:Carrollton bus collision
594:was won by a colt named
587:won this battle in 1976.
449:Pulaski County, Kentucky
411:Johnson County, Kentucky
317:Lexington, Massachusetts
2491:By U.S. state/territory
1141:– via Hathi Trust
1131:2027/uc1.32106000647070
1099:2027/mdp.39015059753007
693:— Larry Mahoney,
485:was purchased from the
476:New Madrid Seismic Zone
256:Mercer County, Kentucky
1046:Mulligan, William H.,
991:www.margaretgarner.org
977:Weisenburger, Steven.
755:gubernatorial election
618:Kentucky town and city
363:August 19, 1782 • The
219:Floyd County, Kentucky
1123:American Guide Series
1038:A History of Kentucky
894:www.varsitytutors.com
844:www.coaleducation.org
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570:Post Civil War period
427:Keeneland Race Course
425:thoroughbred race at
341:May 27, 1778 *(1778)
947:Walker, Juliet E.K.
733:Twenty-first century
651:February 28, 1958 •
581:Thirteenth Amendment
525:Underground Railroad
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365:Battle of Blue Licks
290:Transylvania Company
2826:History of Kentucky
2801:U.S. Virgin Islands
1081:Benson John Lossing
983:essays and articles
928:See the history of
781:History of Kentucky
776:Outline of Kentucky
720:December 1, 1997 •
521:Non-Importation Act
445:Free Frank McWorter
431:Lexington, Kentucky
391:Jenny Brevard Wiley
343:George Rogers Clark
325:Lexington, Kentucky
309:Battle of Lexington
171:, representing the
79:Kentucky portal
23:History of Kentucky
935:2007-08-28 at the
744:Blue Grass Airport
740:Comair Flight 5191
738:August 27, 2006 –
489:by U.S. President
423:Jenny Wiley Stakes
389:October 1, 1789 •
241:Lord Dunmore's War
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