Kentucky Post 1800 Review

Stops on the Trail of Tears

100

This city is home to the Trail of Tears Commemorative Park 

Hopkinsville

200

This city's waterfront served as a crossing point into Illinois and a resting stop for those that travelled to this city.

Paducah

300

This city was home to the "Big Springs" camp for several regiments during the Trail of Tears.

Princeton

400

Retracing the Trail of Tears During that harsh winter, 11 detachments containing more than 10,000 Cherokee passed through this area, not even halfway to Indian Territory.

Mantle Rock

500

Located at the end of Highway 133 at the Ohio River, about 15 miles from Salem, the once-popular ferry crossing to Golconda, Illinois, is no longer in use.

Berry's Ferry

Major Events and Laws Post 1800

100

No other state contributed as many soldiers or casualties to this conflict than Kentucky.

The War of 1812

200

This land purchase was completed in 1818 and created what we now know as Western Kentucky.

The Jackson Purchase

300

This law set the Trail of Tears into motion

The Indian Removal Act

400

This seismic activity was felt from Western Kentucky to Canada and New England

The New Madrid Earthquakes

500

The city of Frankfort chose to do this to bring more tourists to the city itself.

Reburying Daniel and Rebecca Boone

Historical Figures

100

This War of 1812 Veteran would be elected President in 1827.

Andrew Jackson

200

This pioneer was reburied in Kentucky after being buried in Missouri

Daniel Boone

300

This U.S President championed the idea of having a Agrian government rather than a centralized federal government.

Thomas Jefferson

400

This governor prepared Kentucky for the possibility of war with Great Britain

Charles Scott

500

This governor came out of retirement to serve a second term during the War of 1812

Isaac Shelby

Kentucky Cities

100

This city south of Evansville benefitted heavily from an increase in river trade and agriculture

Henderson

200

This city in Caldwell County relied heavily on agricultural production through the 1830s

Princeton

300

This city in the Jackson Purchase grew considerably in the 1830s due to an increase in farming.

Murray

400

This city emphasized ferry travel and mass land sales due to its position bewteen Panther Creek and the Ohio River

Owensboro

500

This city was often referred to as the "Athens of the West" for its culture and infrastructure

Lexington