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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
'''1772--'''Fincastle County was formed from Botetourt County, Virginia. It included all of the present state of Kentucky and small portions of Virginia and West Virginia. | |||
'''1774--'''Harrodsburg was established as the first permanent settlement in Kentucky. Settlements at Boonesboro, St. Asaph, and Danville soon followed. Early settlers received land warrants for their participation in the French and Indian war. | |||
'''1776--'''Kentucky County was created from Fincastle County, Virginia. It included the eastern part of present-day Kentucky. | |||
'''1792--'''The Commonwealth of Kentucky was admitted to the Union as the 15th state. | |||
'''1803--'''Migration through Kentucky, as well as settlement there, increased after the Louisiana Purchase. | |||
== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||