Harrison County KY
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Formed on December 21, 1793, from parts of Bourbon and Scott counties, Harrison County is the 17th Kentucky county, named for Col. Benjamin Harrison
. The county seat, Cynthiana, was established the same year on land donated by settler Robert Harrison, named for his daughters, Cynthia and Anna. It is known as “The Maiden City”.
Havilandsville Brass Band
The Havilandsville brass band played for the soldiers reunion at Berry July 4, 1890. Its roster was composed of the following: Willie T. Browning, Sid, George, Jim and Willie Wyatt, Thomas King, Robert McKinney, John and Willie Taylor, Bill and…
Reminiscences of Oddville in 1860 and Later
The Cynthiana Democrat (Cynthiana, Kentucky), Thu., June 12, 1919, p. 12 DELIGHTFUL Reminiscences of Oddville in 1860 and Later. My first view of Cynthiana was by “early candle light” one evening in the fall of ’60. With his fares 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…
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…
Giant Cushaw
W. H. Dennis, of Havilandsville, has on display at George W. Shelton’s establishment in this city, a cushaw that weighs 53 pounds. This is the largest cushaw we have ever seen grown in this section. Mr. Dennis grew this cushaw…
Harrison County by Perrin
The History of Harrison County – Perrin Harrison county, the eighth after Kentucky became a state, was formed in 1793, being taken from parts of Bourbon and Scott counties. Its territory extended to the Ohio River, and from its original…