Kentucky History
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Get a young museum professional's take on the history of Kentucky.
Kentucky
Joined April 2009
Found Pet Alert: nicholasville, KY 40356. "Chalky White" #cat #pet #foundpet: http://t.co/ex3LaER0qS.
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Lost Pet Alert: Cornishville, KY 40330. "George Gussington" Basset Hound #dog #pet #lostpet: http://t.co/XFHFS1TeZ6.
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RT @ArtsCenterKY: Have lunch with Mary Todd Lincoln! #kyhistory @kyhistory #kyart #lunchwiththearts #kychautauqua in #danvilleky
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9/8/1924: Wendell H. Ford, KY gov (1971-74) and US senator (1990-99), was born near Owensboro. As gov, he sharply increased edu. spending.
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9/5/1853: Bland W. Ballard, pioneer and member of the Ky General Assembly, passed away. Ballard Co is named in his honor. #kyhistory.
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9/5/1835: John G. Carlisle, Ky lieut. gov (1871-75), US senator, and sec'y of the Treasury, was born in what was then Campbell Co.
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Lost Pet Alert: STANFORD, KY 40484. "MAGGIE" Cairn Terrier #dog #pet #lostpet: http://t.co/AlzytAGIfM.
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Lost Pet Alert: WILMORE, KY 40390. "POOCHIE" Terrier Mix #dog #pet #lostpet: http://t.co/gy880N5crV.
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RT @danvilleky: 150 yrs ago today, African-American troops marched from @danvilleky to Camp Nelson! #civilwar #kyhistory @KyHistSoc
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"50 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Kentucky": http://t.co/r4d2qjycNX I bet most of you know quite a few of these. :) #kyhistory.
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5/20/1872: Madeline McDowell Breckinridge, suffragist & reformer, was born in Franklin Co. See photos & read abt her: http://t.co/hR9PIcg1kP.
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5/15/1753: Robert Patterson, who laid out the town of Lexington with other settlers, was born. See his log cabin:
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5/15/1900: The USS Kentucky (BB-6), part of the famous Great White Fleet, was commissioned. Learn more: http://t.co/ZNW6k9NUZz.
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5/15/1884: 10 L'ville citizens, led by Reuben Durrett, founded the Filson Club. Check out this gem of a hist. soc.: http://t.co/Mqk5Kctqao.
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5/13/1902: Walter Newman Haldeman, founder of the @courierjournal, passed away. He's buried in Louisville's Cave Hill Cemetery. #kyhistory.
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5/13/1846: US Congress approved a declaration of war on Mexico. Read more about Ky's role in this oft-forgotten war: http://t.co/XKJmyp38TJ.
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Read about Julia Ann Marcum's harrowing Civil War experience that led to her membership in the GAR: http://t.co/Oluw7y4xw9.
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