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Anderson County Courthouse – Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

July 18, 2024 0 Comments

Anderson County Courthouse - Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

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A view of a the Anderson County Courthouse in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. The statue in the foreground is of a Confederate soldier, built in 1894, and erected by Kentucky Women’s Monumental Association, a predecessor of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

The two story courthouse was constructed between 1860-61 of Kentucky River rock, and limestone, and substantially rebuilt following a fire in 1915. The building houses the County Circuit Court and County District Court of the 53rd Judicial District.

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Atkinson Griffin Log House – Confederate Hospital – Kentucky

July 16, 2024 0 Comments

Atkinson Griffin Log House - Confederate Hospital - Kentucky

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The Atkinson Griffin Log House is a historic two story wooden structure that was built in 1840. The log cabin served as a Confederate hospital after the Tebbs Bend Civil War Battle, which took place July 4th, 1863. The Tebbs Bend Battlefield is located near Campbellsville, Kentucky.

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First Kentucky Post Office – Danville

July 15, 2024 0 Comments

First Kentucky Post Office - Danville

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This small log cabin was the first post office in Kentucky, and the first post office west of the Allegheny Mountains of Maryland, a sub-range of the Appalachian Mountains. In 1792 Thomas Barbee was commissioned as its first post master, and the first mail arrived November 3rd of that year. The post office building was ultimately relocated from its original location to Danville’s Constitution Square.

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