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Civil War – Perrin
From Perrin’s History of Kentucky, 1882 Cynthiana’s War Experience.–Since the early years of the present century, war had been known to our citizens only by hearsay and history. It is true large contingents had been furnished by the town and…
Havilandsville Postmasters
The Havilandsville Post Office was started on 8 April 1842. It was moved from Travellers Rest, Pendleton, Kentucky. It closed in 1926 and combined with Cynthiana. The sixteen postmasters were : From 8 Apr 1842 until 22 Sep 1846— Robert…
Reminiscences Of Claysville, Oddville and Other Communities, Part 2
REMINISCENCES———-Of Claysville, Oddville and Other Communities.———Had not the building of the Ky. Central changed the map of Harrison county, Claysville would undoubtedly have continued the second ranking town and business point in the county. Perhaps she might have even equaled,…
Unknown Man Found Dead
The school teacher in District No. —, in Pendleton county, near Havilandsville, on going to the school-house, on Monday morning, the 22d ultimo, to prepare the house for the reception of his pupils, discovered that several benches had been misplaced,…
Letters Patent No. 279,411
UNITED STATES Patent Office.DAVID MCGLADERY, OF HAVILANDSVILLE, KENTUCKY.REIN-HOLDER.SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,411, dated June 12, 1883,Application filed March 10, 1883. (No model.) To all whom it may concern:Be it known that I, DAVID McGLADERY, Havilandsville, Harrison county,…
Mail Carrier Has Traveled 281,000 Miles
FALMOUTH, Ky., Aug. 5.-Frank King, who carries the mail from Havilandsville to Falmouth and return, has been working for the United States 40 years. He began carrying the mail on July 4, 1876, from Havilandsville to Robinson Station twice a…
Civil War Claims
This article was written by Bill Penn During the Second Battle of Cynthiana, on June 11, 1864, Morgan’s Raiders set fire to buildings downtown. For almost thirty six years citizens who lost property that day attempted to convince the federal…
Driving Tour from 1939
Kentucky: A Guide to the Bluegrass State From Tour #3 (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newport Cynthiana Paris Lexington Nicholasville Lancaster Somerset (Chattanooga, Tenn.) .[US 27] Page 251 CYNTHIANA, 64.7 m. (718 alt., 4,386 pop.), lying in the outer Bluegrass region, on the…
Cynthiana Postmasters
Hopefully this is fairly correct. This is a list of postmasters from 1825 to 1967 for Cynthiana, Ky. Names and start dates. Some are listed two or more times. I wish I had an answer as to why. I’ll research…
Oil Leases Taken in Harrison County
Surface Indications Have Been Observed Near Havilandsville forMany Years. Cynthiana, Ky., May 3.-[Special.]-D. N. Brannock has filed oil leases on the farms of J. B. and L. A. Applegate, B. L. and P. W. Colvin and R. N. and Zerelda…