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HISTORICAL VIEWS of CARTER COUNTY by Francis Nash
HISTORICAL VIEWS . of CARTER COUNTY . by Francis Nash The first explorers probably came to Kentucky in the late 1600s. The first settlement was Fort Harrod, established in 1774, with Boonesborough coming one year later, as Daniel Boone led a group through the Cumberland Gap to the Kentucky River area. It was Boone's third trip to Kentucky, which was a part of Virginia at that time. Kentucky would become the 15th state of the Union on June 1, 1792. The area of CARTER COUNTY was first surveyed in 1785, although some earlier maps indicate the Little Sandy River. Parcels of land granted to Richard Grahm and Colonel William Grayson of Virginia for their war service made up a large portion of this area. In 1800, there were only about 500 families living in eastern Kentucky. The first post office in 1811 was known as Little Sandy Salt Works. Another early settlement was near Smokey Creek. As population grew in the northeastern area, a meeting was held in 1837.
1 HISTORICAL VIEWS of CARTER COUNTY by Francis Nash The first explorers probably came to Kentucky in the late 1600s. The first settlement
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