Author: Kentucky Historical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frankfort (Ky.)
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Frankfort, the Capital of Kentucky: Founded by General James Wilkinson 1786
Author: Kentucky Historical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frankfort (Ky.)
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Frankfort, the Capital of Kentucky, Founded by General James Wilkinson, 1786
Author: Frankfort News-JournalPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frankfort (Ky.)
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society Volume 2
Author: Kentucky Historical SocietyPublisher: Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN: 9781230005744
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...polished and mounted. Unveiled the 6th of October, 1899, by Mrs. Mary Jouett Dudley, a great grand niece of Hancock Taylor, who surveyed from this spot the land on which the city of Frankfort now stands, on July 16, 1773. Founded by General James Wilkinson, and laid off by streets October 6, 1786. Centennial celebration October 6, 1886. THE HISTORIC (-Ol.'l-IR srow-1. (On Ann Street, Frankfort, Kentucky.) Presented by Mrs. Jennie C. Morton to Frankfort, the Capital of Kentucky. The following notice was telegraphed to the leading newspapers in Louisville, Ky., at the time (1899) of its unveiling. "Frankfort, Ky., October 8th.--The unveiling of Frankfort's centennial corner (stone) took place on Friday, with elaborate ceremonies and in the presence of 15,000. City schools were dismissed and 1,200 children attended the unveiling, which was under the auspices of the Kentucky State Historical Society. "The unveiling took place under the auspices of the 'Colonial Daughters, ' afterwards consolidated in the State Historical Society. The event took place during the first street fair, in Frankfort, 6th of October, 1899." My Ancestors. BY EMMA HUNTINGTON NASON. A rustle of stifliy wrought brocade, A satin petticoat's shimmer, A gleam of buckles with pearl inlaid Where two dainty slippers glimmer! A wealth of lustrous, powdered hair Heaped up like the white sea.-foam, And a golden curl escaping where She loosened the lofty comb! Be still, my heart! Has yon fair dame Adown from the panels oaken Stepped silently out of her dingy frame At some mysterious token? Ah, surely. hers was the yellow lace, And hers was the figured dress; But the face is strangely like the face Of our Winsome little Bess. Before the...
Writings on American History
Author: A Walking Tour of Historic Frankfort
Author: Russell HatterPublisher: Gene Burch
ISBN: 0963700839
Category : Frankfort (Ky.)
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
An Historical Bibliography of Frankfort, Kentucky
Author: Willard Rouse JillsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frankfort (Ky.)
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine
Author: The American Monthly Magazine
Author: Annual Report of the American Historical Association
Author: American Historical AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historiography
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
Harper's Encyclopæia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1909
Author: Benson John LossingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description