Though the Confederacy initially controlled much of Kentucky, Union forces held the state from 1862 onward. After the war, Reconstruction reshaped Kentucky's political and social structures, and Black …

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The Kentucky Historical Society's Collection of over 2000 maps documents Kentucky's changing landscape from the mid 1700s to the present. Maps show transportation routes, fortifications, political …

Dec 10, 2025 · Kentucky was invaded by both Union and Confederate forces. Following the defeat of the Confederate general Braxton Bragg at Perryville on October 8, 1862, the only military action in the …

Nov 9, 2009 · Kentucky was granted statehood in 1792, becoming the first U.S. state west of the Appalachian Mountains. Frontiersman Daniel Boone was one of Kentucky’s most prominent …

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Kentucky chose to be known as a commonwealth, meaning government based on the common consent of the people and dating to the time of Oliver Cromwell's England. Isaac Shelby, a Revolutionary War …

From Then Til Now: Kentucky History at A Glance. Take a look through the centuries at an overview of Kentucky's rich history.

From the Native American tribes who once traversed its waterways, to the European pioneers who carved settlements out of dense forests, to the citizens shaping modern Kentucky’s economic, …

1 day ago · Step into Kentucky towns shaped by presidents, pioneers, railroads, and Civil War history, where daily life still reflects the past.