Talk:Kentucky County, Virginia
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Missing history
editThere's a lot to go here - the existence of Kentucky County was most of the Revolutionary War period. Most of Transylvania Colony's existence was in Kentucky County. Louisville and Lexington were founded. Fort-on-Shore was built. The population of Kentucky grew from about 300 to about 1500. This is probably the place to elaborate how Kentucky got the boundaries it has (except the later Jackson Purchase). Notably, the errant Walker Line was surveyed during the tenure of Kentucky County. And we shall not fail to recall that the Cherokee-American Indian Wars started in Kentucky largely because early settlers in Kentucky County settled mostly south and west of the Kentucky River and therefore west of the Donelson Indian Line of 1771, incensing Cherokee chief Dragging Canoe. Sbalfour (talk) 20:54, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
Militia?
editNeither Thomas Clark, Harrison, nor Klotter in their respective comprehensive histories of Kentucky mention the Kentucky County militia, except for General Scott's participation in the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. It should be presented if at all, as a narrative, not bullet points. The names may be interesting to geneaologists and Filson Historical Society, but they should be in a footnote. What's relevant is what (if anything) this militia contributed to the history of Kentucky. And that, which may justify the inclusion of this material in the encyclopedia, is missing. Sbalfour (talk) 21:05, 22 May 2023 (UTC)