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Cumberland Gap Founded
Thomas Walker discovers and names the Cumberland Gap. -
The Wilderness Road is cut
Daniel Boone cuts the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky. -
Kentucky becomes a state
Kentucky becomes the 15th state in the Union but even though Ministers led the fight against slavery, it was allowed in its constitution. -
Jackson Puchase
Under pressure from white settlers, Chichasaw indians land in the Jackson Purchase. -
Cival War Battles
7,700 men were killed or wounded in Pennyville whitch was the last major battle of the Cival War in Kentucky. -
The First Kentucky Derby
The first Kentucky derby drew 10,000 people to Churchhill Downs in Louisville and see Oliver Lewis Aristides to victory. -
Black Patch War
Tobacco farmers who refused to join a movement to demand fair prices were attacked and their crops were burned. -
The Kentucky Dam Complete
When the huge Kentucky Dam was completed , it helped bring electricity to rural Kentucky areas. -
The Kentucky Reform Act
The Kentucky Education Reform Act incresed funding of schools resulting in smaller class sizes and more personal attention from teachers. -
Coal Waste Spill
A coal waste spill polluted eastern Kentucky rivers and streams.
