People

People

315 people: 75 real portraits and 77 AI illustrations. 163 more are listed with initials until a portrait is ready.

Portraits

Aaron Burr
Vice president tried for treason · Franklin County
Photo: John Vanderlyn / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Harry Innes
Abraham Owen
Colonel killed at Tippecanoe, Owensboro namesake · Daviess County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Owensboro / Yellow Banks
- Yellow Banks becomes Owensboro
Adolph Weinman
Sculptor of Hodgenville Lincoln · Larue County
Photo: Carl Klim-Check / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Hodgenville: from Hodgen’s Mill to a county seat
Alexander Campbell
Restoration Movement leader · Bourbon County
Photo: Colton, Zahm & Roberts, N.Y / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Cane Ridge Meeting House and the 1801 camp meeting
Alexander McKee
British Indian agent · Fayette County
Photo: Detail from a group scene. Lewis Foy (1757–1825) / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Simon Girty, the frontier’s most hated interpreter
Andrew Jackson
President, Jackson Purchase
Photo: Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Chickasaw hunting grounds
- Russellville: from Big Boiling Spring to a county seat
- The Maysville Road and Jackson’s veto, 1830
Andrew Lewis
Colonel at Point Pleasant
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Cornstalk (Hokoleskwa), from Point Pleasant to Fort Randolph
Ann Logan Hardin
Daughter of Benjamin Logan, wife of Martin D. Hardin · Washington County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Col. John Hardin of Pleasant Run
Anthony Wayne
General, Fallen Timbers
Photo: James Sharpless (c. 1795) / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Daniel Trabue, the pioneer who wrote it all down
- Gen. Charles Scott and Petersburg
- Treaty of Greenville, 1795: the line to the Kentucky River
Arthur St. Clair
General, 1791 defeat
Photo: Charles Willson Peale / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Little Turtle and Kentucky’s 1790 militia disaster
Attakullakulla
Cherokee peace chief
Photo: Detail from a group scene. Engraved by Isaac Basire (1704 – 1768) After a painting by Markham 1740 – 1760 / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Richard Henderson
- Treaties of Hard Labour and Lochaber
Banastre Tarleton
British cavalry commander · Woodford County
Photo: Humphrey Tribble / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
- Capt. Jack Jouett
- Jack Jouett, Kentucky’s midnight rider
Benjamin Logan
Militia general, Logan's Station founder
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Kentucky History Drive
- Benjamin Logan
- Blue Jacket (Weyapiersenwah)
- Col. John Bowman at Old Chillicothe
- Col. John Hardin of Pleasant Run
- Nonhelema
- Stanford from St. Asaph
- Moluntha and Logan’s Raid, 1786
Bill Clinton
President, signed Red River act · Menifee County
Photo: Bob McNeely, The White House[1] / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Red River Gorge: sandstone arches and the dam fight
Blackfish
Shawnee Chillicothe war chief · c. 1729–1779
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Blackfish, Chillicothe war chief
- Col. John Bowman at Old Chillicothe
- Cornstalk (Hokoleskwa), from Point Pleasant to Fort Randolph
- Shawnee Chillicothe divisions
Blue Jacket
Shawnee war chief · c. 1743–1810
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Blue Jacket (Weyapiersenwah)
- Simon Girty, the frontier’s most hated interpreter
- Treaty of Greenville, 1795: the line to the Kentucky River
Burr Harrison
Settler wounded at Logan's Fort
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Benjamin Logan
Captain Dick
Cherokee leader who guided Knox's hunters · Green County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- James Knox
Captain Will Emery
Shawnee-aligned leader who warned off Boone 1769
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Capt. Will & the hunting ground
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Carrollton namesake · Carroll County
Photo: Chester Charles Harding / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Carrollton from Port William
Charles Dickinson
Killed in 1806 duel · Logan County
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Russellville: from Big Boiling Spring to a county seat
Charles Scott
Revolutionary general, fourth governor
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Carrollton from Port William
- Col. John Hardin of Pleasant Run
- Gen. Charles Scott and Petersburg
- Kickapoo on the Kentucky frontier
- Little Turtle and Kentucky’s 1790 militia disaster
- Mascouten — “Fire Nation” on the Wabash
- Potawatomi fire-keepers and the Ohio Valley wars
- Wea towns at Ouiatenon and Scott's 1791 Kentucky raid
Christopher Gist
Ohio Company explorer
Photo: Imagined posthumous portrait / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Athiamiowee: the Warriors’ Path through Kentucky
- Christopher Gist, 1750–51
- Pine Mountain and Pound Gap
- Treaty of Logstown, 1752
Col. Thomas Marshall
Virginia surveyor general of military lands, Buck Pond founder · 1730–1802 · Woodford County
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Kentucky History Drive
- Col. Thomas Marshall at Buck Pond
Cornstalk
Shawnee (Mekoche) war leader · Madison County
Photo: Imagined posthumous portrait. Unknown illustrator (book by John Frost) / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Blackfish, Chillicothe war chief
- Cornstalk (Hokoleskwa), from Point Pleasant to Fort Randolph
- Nonhelema
- Treaty of Camp Charlotte (1774)
Daniel Boone
Long hunter, explorer, Boonesborough founder
AI illustration
Kentucky History Drive
- Athiamiowee: the Warriors’ Path through Kentucky
- Blackfish, Chillicothe war chief
- Carlisle: a county seat in Kincart’s peach orchard
- Henry Skaggs, Green River long hunter
- John Finley, the Trader Who Put Kentucky on Boone’s Map
- Lexington & Ohio Railroad
- Michael Stoner, German long hunter
- Natural Bridge sandstone arch
- Old Mulkey Meetinghouse, 1804
- Pilot Knob, Boone’s overlook
- Pine Mountain and Pound Gap
- Red River Gorge: sandstone arches and the dam fight
Daniel Morgan
Revolutionary general (mention) · Washington County
Photo: Charles Willson Peale / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Col. John Hardin of Pleasant Run
Daniel Trabue
Pioneer memoirist · 1760–1840 · Adair County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Daniel Trabue, the pioneer who wrote it all down
David Rice
Presbyterian minister, founder of Concord Church in Danville, 1792 convention delegate · 1733–1816 · Green County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Father David Rice and Kentucky’s first Presbyterian churches
Doublehead
Cherokee chief
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Tellico cession, 1805, south of the Cumberland
Dragging Canoe
Chickamauga Cherokee war leader
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Chickamauga Cherokee
- Chickamauga Cherokee hold the southern flank
- Richard Henderson
E. H. Taylor Jr.
Distiller, Bottled-in-Bond advocate · 1830–1923
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- E.H. Taylor Jr. and the Bottled-in-Bond Act, 1897
- Frederick Stitzel’s barrel racks, 1879
Edmund Pendleton
Pendleton County namesake · Falmouth at the Licking Forks
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Falmouth at the Licking Forks
Egushawa
Odawa war leader · Bourbon County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Egushawa and the Odawa in Kentucky’s War Years
Elijah Craig
Baptist preacher, distiller, Georgetown founder
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Georgetown and Royal Spring
Elinipsico
Son of Cornstalk, killed 1777
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Cornstalk (Hokoleskwa), from Point Pleasant to Fort Randolph
Elisha Warfield
Physician, horse breeder · Fayette County
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Horse series: the Kentucky Association and Lexington’s race course
Ephraim McDowell
Surgeon, first ovariotomy 1809 · Boyle County
Photo: P. H. Davenport / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Ephraim McDowell & Jane Todd Crawford (1809)
Esteban Miró
Spanish governor of Louisiana · Franklin County
Photo: Andres Molinary / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Gen. James Wilkinson, Kentucky’s “Agent 13”
Esther Whitley
Pioneer, Sportsman's Hill · 1755–1833 · Lincoln County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Esther Whitley: over the Cumberlands in 1775
Evan Williams
Welsh distiller, Louisville · 1755–1810 · Jefferson County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Evan Williams on the Louisville wharf
Fanny Callaway
Captured with Jemima Boone 1776 · Clark County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Col. John Holder at Lower Howard's Creek
Francis Marion
Lebanon/Marion County namesake · Marion County
Photo: Scan by NYPL / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Lebanon: Cedars, Meeting House, County Seat
George Boone
Boone family member, helped found Hoy's Station · Madison County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- William Hoy and Hoy’s Station
George Garvin Brown
Founder of Old Forester and Brown-Forman · 1846–1917 · Jefferson County
Photo: George Garvin Brown, from Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley (1905), p. 282. Public domain, via Internet Archive, Public domain
- George Garvin Brown and Old Forester
George Nicholas
Lawyer, Nicholas County namesake · Nicholas County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Carlisle: a county seat in Kincart’s peach orchard
- Nicholasville Takes Shape
George Rogers Clark
Revolutionary general, Illinois campaign
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Kentucky History Drive
- Bland W. Ballard of Tick Creek
- Col. John Holder at Lower Howard's Creek
- Col. John Todd of Lexington
- Drennon Springs Salt Works
- Edward Worthington at Worthington's Fort
- Falls of the Ohio
- George Rogers Clark
- Illinois Confederation at Cahokia
- Levi Todd, Lexington Co-Founder
- Maj. Joseph Bowman
- Maj. Silas Harlan
- Winchester / Clark County seat
- Treaty of Fort McIntosh, 1785
George Washington
President (mention)
Photo: Gilbert Stuart / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Harry Innes
- Springfield Founding and Washington County Seat
- Washington, Mason County
Gideon Shryock
Architect, Old Capitol · Franklin County
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Frankfort: Frank's Ford becomes the capital
- Liberty Hall: John Brown’s house in the new capital
Hancock Taylor
Fincastle County deputy surveyor · Madison County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Hancock Taylor, Fincastle surveyor
- Leestown
Hannah Boone Stewart Pennington
Daniel Boone's sister, pioneer · Monroe County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Old Mulkey Meetinghouse, 1804
Harry Innes
First U.S. district judge for Kentucky · Franklin County
Photo: Matthew Harris Jouett / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Harry Innes
Henry Clay
Statesman, Kentucky Association founder
Photo: Julian Vannerson or Montgomery P. Simons / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Horse series: the Kentucky Association and Lexington’s race course
- The Maysville Road and Jackson’s veto, 1830
Henry Hamilton
British lieutenant governor at Detroit · Fayette County
Photo: Attributed portrait. Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Illinois Confederation at Cahokia
- Simon Girty, the frontier’s most hated interpreter
Henry Skaggs
Green River long hunter · 1724–1810
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Henry Skaggs, Green River long hunter
Hugh Forbes
Mount Sterling founder · Montgomery County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Mount Sterling / Little Mountain Town
Hugh McGary
Militia major, Blue Licks · 1744–1806 · Mercer County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Hugh McGary, the Blue Licks Hothead
- Nonhelema
- Moluntha and Logan’s Raid, 1786
Isaac Murphy
Hall of Fame jockey · Fayette County
Photo: J.H. Fenton / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Horse series: the Kentucky Association and Lexington’s race course
Isaac Ruddell
Ruddell's Station founder
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Isaac Ruddell and the Guns at Ruddell’s Station
Isaac Shelby
First and fifth governor of Kentucky
Photo: Matthew Harris Jouett / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Capt. Nathaniel Hart
- Chickasaw hunting grounds
- Col. John Holder at Lower Howard's Creek
- Isaac Shelby, "Old Kings Mountain"
- Shelbyville
Israel Boone
Daniel Boone's son, killed at Blue Licks · Mercer County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Hugh McGary, the Blue Licks Hothead
- Wyandot on Kentucky’s northern frontier
Jack Jouett
Revolutionary rider, Kentucky legislator · Woodford County
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Kentucky History Drive
- Capt. Jack Jouett
- Jack Jouett, Kentucky’s midnight rider
Jacob Beam
Distiller, Beam family founder · Washington County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Jacob Beam on Hardin Creek
- Jacob Beam sells Old Jake’s first barrel
James A. Garfield
Union general at Pound Gap · Letcher County
Photo: Unknown; part of Brady-Handy Photograph Collection / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Pine Mountain and Pound Gap
James Boone
Daniel Boone's son, killed 1773 · Fayette County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Col. William Russell III
James Estill
Captain, killed at Estill's Defeat
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Capt. James Estill / Estill's Defeat
James Garrard
Second governor · Bourbon County
Photo: Chester Harding / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Lancaster at Wallace’s Crossroads
- Paris from Hopewell
James Knox
Long hunter · Green County
AI illustration
Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Henry Skaggs, Green River long hunter
- James Knox
James Madison
President (mention) · Garrard County
Photo: John Vanderlyn / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- The Travelling Church, 1781
James Taylor Jr.
Newport founder, general · Campbell County
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Newport at the Licking Mouth
James Wilkinson
General, Spanish agent ("Agent 13"), Frankfort founder · 1757–1825
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Col. John Hardin of Pleasant Run
- Frankfort: Frank's Ford becomes the capital
- Gen. James Wilkinson, Kentucky’s “Agent 13”
- Liberty Hall: John Brown’s house in the new capital
- Mascouten — “Fire Nation” on the Wabash
- Potawatomi fire-keepers and the Ohio Valley wars
Jane Todd Crawford
Surgery patient 1809 · Boyle County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Ephraim McDowell & Jane Todd Crawford (1809)
Jean-Baptiste Ducoigne
Kaskaskia leader
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Illinois Confederation at Cahokia
Jemima Boone
Daniel Boone's daughter, captured 1776
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Col. John Holder at Lower Howard's Creek
- Col. Richard Callaway of Boonesborough
Jemima Suggett Johnson
Led Bryan Station women to the spring · 1753–1814 · Scott County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Capt. Robert Johnson and Big Crossing Station
Jesse Bledsoe
Senator, Kentucky Association founder · Fayette County
Photo: United States Senate Historical Office? / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Horse series: the Kentucky Association and Lexington’s race course
Jimmy Winkfield
Jockey · Fayette County
Photo: Unknown / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Horse series: the Kentucky Association and Lexington’s race course
John Bowman
Colonel, 1779 Chillicothe raid
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Blackfish, Chillicothe war chief
- Col. John Bowman at Old Chillicothe
John Bradford
Founder of the Kentucke Gazette · 1749–1830 · Fayette County
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Kentucky History Drive
- John Bradford and the Kentucke Gazette
John Brown
Senator, Liberty Hall builder · Franklin County
Photo: John Trumbull / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Liberty Hall: John Brown’s house in the new capital
John Filson
Author of Kentucke (1784), mapmaker
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Athiamiowee: the Warriors’ Path through Kentucky
- Col. Robert Patterson builds Lexington
- John Filson / Kentucke 1784
- Pilot Knob, Boone’s overlook
John Finley
Trader who guided Boone to Kentucky
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Athiamiowee: the Warriors’ Path through Kentucky
- John Finley, the Trader Who Put Kentucky on Boone’s Map
- Odawa raid at Eskippakithiki, 1753
- Pilot Knob, Boone’s overlook
John Floyd
Surveyor, Fincastle party leader
Photo: Eugenia Johnson / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- John Floyd
- Stanford from St. Asaph
- Prestonsburg: first seat on the Big Sandy
John G. Carlisle
Treasury secretary · Franklin County
Photo: Matthew Brady / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- E.H. Taylor Jr. and the Bottled-in-Bond Act, 1897
John Hardin
Militia colonel, Hardin's Defeat · Washington County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Col. John Hardin of Pleasant Run
- Little Turtle and Kentucky’s 1790 militia disaster
- Mascouten — “Fire Nation” on the Wabash
John Holder
Colonel, station founder on Lower Howard's Creek · 1753–1799
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Col. John Holder at Lower Howard's Creek
- William Hoy and Hoy’s Station
John Jolly
Cherokee chief
Photo: Attributed portrait. George Catlin / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Tellico cession, 1805, south of the Cumberland
John Lawson
Explorer 1701
Photo: Attributed portrait. Godfrey Kneller / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Tutelo & the Totteroy
John Strode
Strode's Station founder · Winchester Founding
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Capt. John Strode of Strode's Station
- Winchester / Clark County seat
John Stuart
British Indian superintendent
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Treaties of Hard Labour and Lochaber
John T. Johnson
U.S. representative · Scott County
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Capt. Robert Johnson and Big Crossing Station
John Todd
Colonel, Kentucky County lieutenant, killed at Blue Licks · 1750–1782
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Col. John Todd of Lexington
- Hugh McGary, the Blue Licks Hothead
- Levi Todd, Lexington Co-Founder
- Mann’s Lick, Louisville’s forgotten salt town
- Simon Girty, the frontier’s most hated interpreter
- Wyandot on Kentucky’s northern frontier
Jones Hoy
Boy captured by Wyandot 1782 · Madison County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- William Hoy and Hoy’s Station
Joseph Bowman
Major, Illinois campaign · Mercer County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Maj. Joseph Bowman
Josiah Harmar
General, 1790 campaign
Photo: Painting by Raphaelle Peale, photo of painting by Will Brown / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Little Turtle and Kentucky’s 1790 militia disaster
Leonard Covington
General, Covington namesake · Kenton County
Photo: Attributed to Son In Law, Benjamin L. C. Wailes, d. 1862 / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Covington at the Point
Levi Todd
Lexington co-founder, militia officer · 1756–1807
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Col. John Bowman at Old Chillicothe
- Levi Todd, Lexington Co-Founder
Lewis Craig
Baptist preacher, led the Travelling Church
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Carrollton from Port William
- The Travelling Church, 1781
Little Turtle
Miami war leader
Photo: Imagined posthumous portrait. Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Blue Jacket (Weyapiersenwah)
- Col. John Hardin of Pleasant Run
- Little Turtle and Kentucky’s 1790 militia disaster
- Treaty of Greenville, 1795: the line to the Kentucky River
Louis XVI
French king, Louisville namesake
Photo: Antoine-François Callet / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- George Rogers Clark
Marquis Calmes
Versailles founder · Versailles founding / Hezekiah Briscoe
Photo: w:Jacob Frymire / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Versailles Takes Shape
Marquis de Lafayette
Versailles honoree · Oldham County
Photo: Joseph-Désiré Court / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Versailles Takes Shape
- La Grange: the Oldham County seat with trains on Main Street
Martin D. Hardin
U.S. senator, son of John Hardin · Washington County
Photo: United States Historical Society? / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Col. John Hardin of Pleasant Run
Mary Todd Lincoln
First Lady, Todd family descendant (mention) · Fayette County
Photo: Mathew Brady; derivative work: Materialscientist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Col. John Todd of Lexington
- Levi Todd, Lexington Co-Founder
Matthew Arbuckle
Fort Randolph commander
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Cornstalk (Hokoleskwa), from Point Pleasant to Fort Randolph
Matthew Elliott
British Indian agent · Fayette County
Photo: Detail from a group scene. Lewis Foy (1757–1825) / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Simon Girty, the frontier’s most hated interpreter
Matthew Walton
General, surveyor, Springfield · Washington County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Springfield Founding and Washington County Seat
Michael Stoner
German long hunter · Letcher County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Michael Stoner, German long hunter
- Pine Mountain and Pound Gap
Moluntha
Shawnee chief killed 1786 · Mercer County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Hugh McGary, the Blue Licks Hothead
- Nonhelema
- Moluntha and Logan’s Raid, 1786
Nathaniel Gist
Revolutionary colonel; widow married Charles Scott · Clark County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Gen. Charles Scott and Petersburg
Nonhelema
Shawnee Chalakatha chief and diplomat
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Nonhelema
Oconostota
Cherokee war chief
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Richard Henderson
Path Killer
Cherokee principal chief
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Tellico cession, 1805, south of the Cumberland
Patrick Henry
Virginia governor
Photo: George Bagby Matthews (1857 - 1943), after Thomas Sully (1783-1872) / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Drennon Springs Salt Works
- Maj. Joseph Bowman
- New Castle, Henry County Seat
- Old Fort Earthworks: Hopewell’s square on the Ohio
- William Christian of Beargrass
Peter Hildebrand
Cherokee removal detachment leader · Livingston County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Mantle Rock and the Trail of Tears, 1838–39
Pluggy
Mingo leader · Worthington's Fort (Edward Worthington)
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Edward Worthington at Worthington's Fort
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
French explorer
Photo: Imagined posthumous portrait. Charles André Waltner (1846-1925) / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Mosopelea (Ofo) & the Ohio Valley
Return J. Meigs
U.S. Indian agent
Photo: Probably H. B. Hall / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Tellico cession, 1805, south of the Cumberland
Richard Callaway
Colonel, Boonesborough defender · 1717–1780 · Madison County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Blackfish, Chillicothe war chief
- Col. Richard Callaway of Boonesborough
Richard H. Menefee
Landowner at Owingsville · Bath County
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Owingsville: a town named on a wager
Richard Henderson
Transylvania Company founder · Henderson / Red Banks
Photo: T. Gilbert White (painting) / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Henderson at Red Banks
- Richard Henderson
- Treaty of Camp Charlotte (1774)
Richard M. Johnson
Senator, U.S. vice president · Scott County
Photo: John Neagle / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
- Capt. Robert Johnson and Big Crossing Station
Robert Johnson
Captain, Big Crossing Station founder · 1745–1815
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Burlington: from Craig’s Camp to Boone’s seat
- Capt. Robert Johnson and Big Crossing Station
Robert Patterson
Lexington founder · Lexington
Photo: Attributed portrait. engraved by Chas B Hall / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Col. Robert Patterson builds Lexington
Robert Todd Lincoln
Son of President Lincoln · Larue County
Photo: Mathew Brady / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Hodgenville: from Hodgen’s Mill to a county seat
Samuel Hopkins
General, Henderson platter · Christian County
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Henderson at Red Banks
- Hopkinsville
Scarouady
Oneida leader
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Treaty of Logstown, 1752
Silas Harlan
Major, killed at Blue Licks · c. 1752–1782 · Boyle County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Maj. Silas Harlan
Simon Girty
Loyalist interpreter · Fayette County
Photo: Imagined posthumous portrait. Artist uncredited / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Bryan Station Siege, August 1782
- Simon Girty, the frontier’s most hated interpreter
Sir William Johnson
British Indian superintendent
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768)
Squire Boone
Long hunter, Daniel Boone's brother, Painted Stone station founder · Shelby County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Shelbyville
- Squire Boone's Painted Stone
Stephen F. Austin
Texas empresario (mention) · Daviess County
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Yellow Banks becomes Owensboro
Stephen Trigg
Colonel, killed at Blue Licks · c. 1744–1782 · Mercer County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Col. Stephen Trigg of Viney Grove
- Wyandot on Kentucky’s northern frontier
T. Coleman du Pont
Industrialist, Cumberland Falls park · McCreary, Whitley counties County
Photo: Harris & Ewing Collection / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Cumberland Falls
Tanacharison
Seneca leader
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Treaty of Logstown, 1752
The Glass
Cherokee chief
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Tellico cession, 1805, south of the Cumberland
Theodore Roosevelt
President, historian (mention)
Photo: Adam Cuerden / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Col. John Bowman at Old Chillicothe
- Gen. James Wilkinson, Kentucky’s “Agent 13”
Thomas Campbell
Restoration Movement leader · Bourbon County
Photo: .; The original uploader was Johnparkw at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Cane Ridge Meeting House and the 1801 camp meeting
Thomas F. Marshall
Kentucky Association founder · Fayette County
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Horse series: the Kentucky Association and Lexington’s race course
Thomas Jefferson
Governor of Virginia, U.S. president · Woodford County
Photo: Rembrandt Peale / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Capt. Jack Jouett
- Jack Jouett, Kentucky’s midnight rider
Thomas Lincoln
Father of President Lincoln · Washington County
Photo: Attributed portrait. Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Springfield Founding and Washington County Seat
Thomas Metcalfe
Stonemason, tenth governor ("Old Stone Hammer")
Photo: Unknown artist / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Jacob Spears & early "Bourbon" whiskey
Walker Daniel
Virginia lawyer, founder of Danville, first attorney general of the District of Kentucky · Boyle County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Walker Daniel, Danville’s namesake
William Campbell
Colonel at Kings Mountain · Fayette County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Col. William Russell III
William Christian
Virginia militia colonel, Beargrass settler · Jefferson County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Bullitt's Lick: Kentucky's first industry
- William Christian of Beargrass
William Clark
Explorer, platted Paducah · McCracken County
Photo: Jarvis, John Wesley, 1780-1840 / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Paducah at the Tennessee mouth
William Fleming
Colonel, observer at Bullitt's Lick
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Bullitt's Lick: Kentucky's first industry
William Hoy
Hoy's Station founder · Madison County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- William Hoy and Hoy’s Station
William Preston
Colonel, county surveyor · Madison County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Hancock Taylor, Fincastle surveyor
William Russell III
Colonel, legislator · Fayette County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Col. William Russell III
William Whitley
Pioneer, Sportsman's Hill builder · 1787–1794 · Lincoln County
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Kentucky History Drive · no known likeness exists
- Esther Whitley: over the Cumberlands in 1775
- William Whitley / Sportsman's Hill
Zachary Taylor
Taylor County namesake · Taylor County
Photo: unknown, possibly Maguire of New Orl / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Campbellsville: from Andrew Campbell’s lots to a county seat

Names without a portrait yet

AW
Abraham Wood
Virginia trader at Fort Henry
- Moneton
AS
Adam Shepherd
Shepherdsville founder · Shepherdsville / Salt River falls
- Shepherdsville on Salt River
AC
Andrew Campbell
Campbellsville founder · Taylor County
- Campbellsville: from Andrew Campbell’s lots to a county seat
AH
Andrew Holmes
Frankfort capitol pledge · Franklin County
- Frankfort: Frank's Ford becomes the capital
- Gen. James Wilkinson, Kentucky’s “Agent 13”
AH
Andrew Hynes
Elizabethtown founder · Hardin County
- Elizabethtown from Severns Valley
AM
Angus McDonald
Expedition leader 1774 · Washington County
- Col. John Hardin of Pleasant Run
AH
Ann Harper
Daughter of Esther Whitley · Lincoln County
- Esther Whitley: over the Cumberlands in 1775
AM
Ann McGinty
Pioneer weaver, first spinning wheel · Mercer County
- Ann McGinty and Kentucky's first spinning wheel
AF
Arthur Fox
Washington (Mason Co.) founder · Mason County
- Washington, Mason County
BW
Bartholomew Wood
Hopkinsville founder · Christian County
- Hopkinsville
BH
Basil Hayden Sr.
Catholic settler leader, distiller
- Basil Hayden’s High-Rye Trail
BC
Benjamin Craig
Carrollton (Port William) founder · Carroll County
- Carrollton from Port William
BH
Benjamin Harrison
Colonel, Harrison County namesake · Cynthiana founding / Robert Harrison
- Cynthiana — Cynthia & Anna on the Licking
BY
Benjamin Seth Youngs
Shaker missionary · Mercer County
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
BB
Bland W. Ballard
Scout, legislator · Scott County
- Bland W. Ballard of Tick Creek
- River Raisin, 1813: Kentucky’s winter defeat in Michigan
CL
Capt. Abraham Lincoln
Grandfather of President Lincoln · 1744–1786 · Jefferson County
- Capt. Abraham Lincoln on Long Run
CC
Catherine Spears Carpenter
Author of 1818 whiskey recipes
- Catherine Spears Carpenter 1818 Casey County sweet-mash and sour-mash recipes
CP
Chief Paduke
Legendary namesake of Paducah · McCracken County
- Paducah at the Tennessee mouth
CN
Christopher Newport
Newport namesake · Campbell County
- Newport at the Licking Mouth
CP
Col. John Preston
Preston grant administrator, Prestonsburg namesake · Floyd County
- Prestonsburg: first seat on the Big Sandy
DL
Daniel Light
Flatboat passenger 1791 · Mason County
- Capt. William Hubbell’s Ohio Flatboat Stand (1791)
DS
Daniel Smith
U.S. commissioner, senator
- Tellico cession, 1805, south of the Cumberland
DK
Dave Kennedy
Milford partisan (lore) · Richmond Founding
- Richmond from Miller's Barn
DB
David Bard
Bardstown grantee · Nelson County
- Bardstown
DC
David Caldwell
Surveyor, Springfield · Washington County
- Springfield Founding and Washington County Seat
EW
Edward Worthington
Worthington's Fort founder · c. 1754–1804 · Worthington's Fort (Edward Worthington)
- Edward Worthington at Worthington's Fort
EP
Elijah Prewitt
Taylorsville trustee · Spencer County
- Taylorsville on Brashears Creek
ET
Elisha Thomas
Shaker farm donor · Mercer County
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
EW
Elisha Walden
Long hunter
- Henry Skaggs, Green River long hunter
ES
Enoch Smith
Mount Sterling landowner · Montgomery County
- Mount Sterling / Little Mountain Town
FB
Fielding Bradford
Co-founder of the Kentucke Gazette · Fayette County
- John Bradford and the Kentucke Gazette
FS
Frederick Stitzel
Inventor of barrel racks · Jefferson County
- Frederick Stitzel’s barrel racks, 1879
GA
Gabriel Arthur
Explorer, captive 1674 · Jackson County
- Athiamiowee: the Warriors’ Path through Kentucky
- Moneton
GM
Gabriel Madison
Virginia grantee, gave land for Hartford · Ohio County
- Hartford: Fort Hartford on the Rough River
GT
George A. Thomas
Dentist, Hidden River Cave developer · Hart County
- Hidden River Cave under Horse Cave
GC
George Cravinston
Taylorsville trustee · Spencer County
- Taylorsville on Brashears Creek
GM
George McAfee
McAfee Company · Mercer County
- McAfee Station on the Salt River
GM
George Moore
Bowling Green founder · Warren County
- Bowling Green takes shape on the Barren, 1798
GS
George Stockton
Stockton's Station founder · Fleming County
- Flemingsburg, Stockton’s town
HL
Hancock Lee
Leestown founder · Leestown
- Leestown
HB
Henry Bird
British officer, led 1780 invasion · Bourbon County
- Delaware (Lenape) in the 1780 Kentucky raids
- Egushawa and the Odawa in Kentucky’s War Years
- Falmouth at the Licking Forks
- Isaac Ruddell and the Guns at Ruddell’s Station
- Ojibwe on Bird's War Road
HM
Henry McKenna
Irish-born distiller · Nelson County
- Henry McKenna's Fairfield sour mash
HP
Henry Paulding
Lancaster settler · Lancaster founding / Wallace’s Crossroads
- Lancaster at Wallace’s Crossroads
HR
Henry Russell
Killed with James Boone 1773 · Fayette County
- Col. William Russell III
HB
Hezekiah Briscoe
Infant landowner at Versailles · Versailles founding / Hezekiah Briscoe
- Versailles Takes Shape
HT
Hubbard Taylor
Newport platter · Campbell County
- Newport at the Licking Mouth
HM
Humphrey Marshall
Senator, land seller · Franklin County
- Gen. James Wilkinson, Kentucky’s “Agent 13”
- Harry Innes
IE
Isaac Ellis
Taylorsville trustee · Spencer County
- Taylorsville on Brashears Creek
IW
Isaac Watkins
Simpsonville petitioner
- Simpsonville takes shape on the Louisville road
IB
Issachar Bates
Shaker missionary · Mercer County
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
JC
Jack Calloway
Boy captured by Wyandot 1782 · Madison County
- William Hoy and Hoy’s Station
JD
Jacob Drennon
Drennon Springs claimant · Drennon Springs
- Drennon Springs Salt Works
JK
Jacob Kaufman
Kaufman's Station founder · Anderson County
- Lawrenceburg: from Kaufman's Station to Anderson County seat
JS
Jacob Spears
Early bourbon distiller
- Jacob Spears & early "Bourbon" whiskey
JC
James C. Crow
Physician-distiller, sour mash · James C. Crow / Oscar Pepper
- James Crow on Glenn's Creek
JE
James Ellis
Ellisville landowner · Nicholas County
- Carlisle: a county seat in Kincart’s peach orchard
JM
James F. Moore
Landowner, Newtown · Jefferson County
- Mann’s Lick, Louisville’s forgotten salt town
JH
James Hawkins
Port William landowner · Carroll County
- Carrollton from Port William
JM
James McAfee
McAfee Company leader · Mercer County
- McAfee Station on the Salt River
JM
James McCoun Jr.
McAfee Company · Mercer County
- McAfee Station on the Salt River
JM
James McGready
Presbyterian revivalist · Logan County
- Russellville: from Big Boiling Spring to a county seat
JP
James Patton
Virginia commissioner
- Treaty of Logstown, 1752
JW
James Winchester
General at the River Raisin · Scott County
- River Raisin, 1813: Kentucky’s winter defeat in Michigan
JF
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Franquelin
French mapmaker
- Mosopelea (Ofo) & the Ohio Valley
JW
Jenny Wiley
Captive who escaped 1789 · Johnson County
- Jenny Wiley’s captivity and escape
JB
John Baker
Winchester land donor · Winchester Founding
- Winchester / Clark County seat
JO
John Cockey Owings
Bardstown grantee · Nelson County
- Bardstown
JD
John Donelson
Surveyor
- Treaties of Hard Labour and Lochaber
JF
John Faulkner
Trader with Finley at Eskippakithiki
- Odawa raid at Eskippakithiki, 1753
JF
John Fleming
Flemingsburg namesake · Fleming County
- Flemingsburg, Stockton’s town
JG
John Gano
Covington founder · Kenton County
- Covington at the Point
JG
John Gorin
Glasgow founder · Glasgow / Barren County seat
- Glasgow & the Barrens
JC
John Hawkins Craig
Burlington-area settler · Boone County
- Burlington: from Craig’s Camp to Boone’s seat
JJ
John Judy
Mount Sterling landowner · Montgomery County
- Mount Sterling / Little Mountain Town
JK
John Kincart
Carlisle town founder · Nicholas County
- Carlisle: a county seat in Kincart’s peach orchard
JM
John Mann
Surveyor, Mann's Lick · Jefferson County
- Mann’s Lick, Louisville’s forgotten salt town
JM
John McClelland
Georgetown-area settler
- Georgetown and Royal Spring
JM
John Meacham
Shaker missionary · Mercer County
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
JM
John Metcalf
Methodist minister, Nicholasville surveyor · Nicholasville founding / Rev. John Metcalf 1798
- Nicholasville Takes Shape
JM
John Miller
Colonel, Richmond land · Richmond Founding
- Richmond from Miller's Barn
JM
John Mulkey
Baptist preacher · Monroe County
- Old Mulkey Meetinghouse, 1804
JS
John Severns
Explorer, Severns Valley · Hardin County
- Elizabethtown from Severns Valley
JS
John Simpson
Lawyer, Speaker, Simpsonville namesake · Scott County
- Simpsonville takes shape on the Louisville road
- River Raisin, 1813: Kentucky’s winter defeat in Michigan
JS
John Spurlock
Laid out Preston's Station (Prestonsburg), 1797 · Floyd County
- Prestonsburg: first seat on the Big Sandy
JS
John Stewart
Boone's hunting companion 1769
- Capt. Will & the hunting ground
JB
Joseph Bledsoe Jr.
Platted Lancaster · Lancaster founding / Wallace’s Crossroads
- Lancaster at Wallace’s Crossroads
JB
Joseph Brooks
Salt maker · Jefferson County
- Mann’s Lick, Louisville’s forgotten salt town
JD
Joseph Drake
Long hunter
- Henry Skaggs, Green River long hunter
JH
Joseph Houston
Station founder near Paris · Bourbon County
- Paris from Hopewell
JF
Joshua Fry
Virginia commissioner
- Treaty of Logstown, 1752
KM
Kasper Mansker
Long hunter
- Henry Skaggs, Green River long hunter
LP
Lawrence Protzman
Paris (Hopewell) platter · Bourbon County
- Paris from Hopewell
LS
Leonard Stom
Ferry operator, Paradise · Muhlenberg County
- McLean Drift Bank: Kentucky’s first commercial coal mine (1820)
LL
Lunsford Lomax
Virginia commissioner
- Treaty of Logstown, 1752
MH
Mark Hardin
Son of John Hardin · Washington County
- Col. John Hardin of Pleasant Run
MW
Martha Ann Wood
Wife of Bartholomew Wood · Christian County
- Hopkinsville
MB
Martin Baker Jr.
Host of first Nicholas County court · Nicholas County
- Carlisle: a county seat in Kincart’s peach orchard
MH
Martin Hardin
Settler for whom Hardin's Creek is named · Washington County
- Jacob Beam on Hardin Creek
MI
Mary Draper Ingles
Captive who escaped through Kentucky 1755 · Mary Ingles at Big Bone Lick (1755 escape)
- Mary Draper Ingles escapes through Kentucky, 1755
MT
Mary Haskins Trabue
Wife of Daniel Trabue · Adair County
- Daniel Trabue, the pioneer who wrote it all down
MW
Mary Owen Todd Russell Wallace
Daughter of John Todd · Jefferson County
- Mann’s Lick, Louisville’s forgotten salt town
MB
Matthew Bracken
Drennon Springs claimant · Drennon Springs
- Drennon Springs Salt Works
MH
Matthias Harman
Frontier settler · Johnson County
- Jenny Wiley’s captivity and escape
NL
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Mother of President Lincoln · Washington County
- Springfield Founding and Washington County Seat
NH
Nathaniel Hart
Transylvania Company proprietor · 1734–1782 · Madison County
- Capt. Nathaniel Hart
NC
Nicholas Cresswell
Diarist 1775 · Drennon Springs
- Drennon Springs Salt Works
OP
Oscar Pepper
Distillery owner · James C. Crow / Oscar Pepper
- James Crow on Glenn's Creek
PB
Philip Buckner
Augusta founder · Bracken County
- Augusta on the Ohio (1797)
PM
Philip Mulkey
Baptist preacher · Monroe County
- Old Mulkey Meetinghouse, 1804
PP
Philip Phillips
Surveyor, Phillips' Fort · Larue County
- Hodgenville: from Hodgen’s Mill to a county seat
RB
Red Bird
Legendary Cherokee chief (marker) · Clay County
- Red Bird River Petroglyphs: the carved rock that fell onto KY 66
RG
Richard Gano
Covington founder · Kenton County
- Covington at the Point
RG
Richard Garnett
Rival Glasgow site owner · Glasgow / Barren County seat
- Glasgow & the Barrens
RM
Richard Masterson
Methodist, Port William trustee · Carroll County
- Carrollton from Port William
RR
Richard Radford
Bagdad's first postmaster · Bagdad / Consolation rail stop
- Bagdad: How a Shelby County Rail Stop Took Over Consolation
RT
Richard Taylor
Miller, Taylorsville founder · Spencer County
- Taylorsville on Brashears Creek
RH
Robert Harrison
Blacksmith, Cynthiana land donor · Cynthiana founding / Robert Harrison
- Cynthiana — Cynthia & Anna on the Licking
RH
Robert Hodgen
Hodgenville founder · Larue County
- Hodgenville: from Hodgen’s Mill to a county seat
RJ
Robert Jeffries
Taylorsville trustee · Spencer County
- Taylorsville on Brashears Creek
RM
Robert McAfee
McAfee Company · Mercer County
- McAfee Station on the Salt River
RM
Robert Moore
Bowling Green founder · Warren County
- Bowling Green takes shape on the Barren, 1798
RS
Robert Stockton
Settler killed 1789 · Fleming County
- Flemingsburg, Stockton’s town
RT
Robert Tyler
Tyler Station co-founder · Bland W. Ballard / Tyler Station
- Bland W. Ballard of Tick Creek
SR
Sally Robards
Wife of Jack Jouett · Capt. Jack Jouett / Craig’s Creek
- Capt. Jack Jouett
SA
Samuel Adams
McAfee Company member · Mercer County
- McAfee Station on the Salt River
SH
Samuel Haycraft
Elizabethtown fort builder · Hardin County
- Elizabethtown from Severns Valley
SK
Samuel Kincart
Pioneer, monument at Carlisle · Nicholas County
- Carlisle: a county seat in Kincart’s peach orchard
SS
Samuel Spurgin
Mount Sterling landowner · Montgomery County
- Mount Sterling / Little Mountain Town
SM
Sarah Masterson
Methodist host of first court · Carroll County
- Carrollton from Port William
SF
Stephen Frank
Pioneer killed 1780, Frankfort's namesake · Frankfort Founding
- Frankfort: Frank's Ford becomes the capital
SS
Susannah Hart Shelby
Wife of Isaac Shelby, daughter of Nathaniel Hart · Madison County
- Capt. Nathaniel Hart
TA
Thomas Allin
Surveyor, Henderson · Henderson / Red Banks
- Henderson at Red Banks
TB
Thomas Batts
English explorer 1671
- Moneton
TB
Thomas Bullitt
Surveyor, Bullitt's Lick · Jefferson County
- Bullitt's Lick: Kentucky's first industry
- Mann’s Lick, Louisville’s forgotten salt town
TC
Thomas Carneal
Covington founder · Kenton County
- Covington at the Point
TO
Thomas Dye Owings
Owingsville founder · Bath County
- Owingsville: a town named on a wager
TH
Thomas Helm
Elizabethtown fort builder · Hardin County
- Elizabethtown from Severns Valley
TS
Thomas Slaughter
Transylvania Company colonel
- Henry Skaggs, Green River long hunter
TW
Thomas Walker
Explorer, named Cumberland Gap
- Athiamiowee: the Warriors’ Path through Kentucky
- McLean Drift Bank: Kentucky’s first commercial coal mine (1820)
- Thomas Walker and Cumberland Gap
TW
Thomas Wiley
Husband of Jenny Wiley · Johnson County
- Jenny Wiley’s captivity and escape
VH
Valentine Harman
Long hunter
- Henry Skaggs, Green River long hunter
VC
Victor Collot
French spy, observer · Daviess County
- Owensboro / Yellow Banks
WB
William Bard
Bardstown surveyor · Nelson County
- Bardstown
WB
William Beverley
Ohio Company
- Treaty of Logstown, 1752
WB
William Bridgewater
Taylorsville trustee · Spencer County
- Taylorsville on Brashears Creek
WB
William Buford
Lancaster land donor · Lancaster founding / Wallace’s Crossroads
- Lancaster at Wallace’s Crossroads
WC
William Caldwell
Butler's Rangers captain
- Battle of Blue Licks
- Bryan Station Siege, August 1782
- Simon Girty, the frontier’s most hated interpreter
- Wyandot on Kentucky’s northern frontier
WC
William Calk
Diarist of 1775 journey
- William Calk’s 1775 journal
WC
William Cook
Cook's Station builder · Logan County
- Russellville: from Big Boiling Spring to a county seat
WD
William Dodson
Somerset land donor · Somerset — Pulaski County seat (1801)
- Somerset
WE
William Ellis
Captain, guided Travelling Church · Garrard County
- The Travelling Church, 1781
WH
William Hubbell
Flatboat captain 1791 · Mason County
- Capt. William Hubbell’s Ohio Flatboat Stand (1791)
WK
William Kearly
Richmond partisan (lore) · Richmond Founding
- Richmond from Miller's Barn
WL
William Lawrence
Tavern keeper, Lawrenceburg namesake · Anderson County
- Lawrenceburg: from Kaufman's Station to Anderson County seat
WM
William Miller
Lieutenant at Estill's Defeat
- Capt. James Estill / Estill's Defeat
WP
William Plascut
Flatboat passenger 1791 · Mason County
- Capt. William Hubbell’s Ohio Flatboat Stand (1791)
WP
William Poage
Husband of Ann McGinty, loom builder · Mercer County
- Ann McGinty and Kentucky's first spinning wheel
WS
William Shannon
Shelbyville land donor · Shelby County
- Shelbyville
WS
William Smeathers
Owensboro frontiersman
- Owensboro / Yellow Banks
- Yellow Banks becomes Owensboro
- Hartford: Fort Hartford on the Rough River
WS
William Stewart
Russellville settler · Logan County
- Russellville: from Big Boiling Spring to a county seat
WT
William Trent
Ohio Company trader
- Treaty of Logstown, 1752
WW
William Wood
Baptist preacher, Washington founder · Mason County
- Washington, Mason County
WL
Willis Lee
Leestown founder · Leestown
- Leestown