Bracken County (Ky.)

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Title
Bracken County (Ky.)
Description
Located in northern Kentucky along the Ohio River and the boundary with Ohio, the county is 50 miles northeast of Lexington, and the county seat is Brooksville. The county is reportedly named for Big and Little Bracken Creeks, which were named for William Bracken, an early settler and avid hunter who settled along one of the streams.
Has beginning
1796
Identifier
USGS GNIS ID: 516858
U.S. Census code: 99023
Parent division/institution
Kentucky
Related resource
The official website of Bracken County, Kentucky
Source
Geographic Names Information System
Item sets
Counties--Kentucky

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Records of the Post Office Department, 1773-1971. Reports of Site Locations, 1837-1950 Bibliographic Resource
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Augusta (Ky.) Location
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1852--Escape and Imprisonment Event
1853--Slave Escapes From Walter Linn Event
1855--Four Slaves Escape Event
1855--Group Escape Event
1858--Eleven Slaves Escape Event
1858--Juliet Miles Caught Event
1860--Three Slaves Escape, One Captured Event
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Currans, Elijah Person
Gaines, Lucy Person
Harris, Joseph Person
Terrill, Jesse, Rev. Person
Terrill, John B. Person
Walton, Josiah Hester [1] Person
Walton, Nancy Person
Wilks, Mills Person
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Wilks, Mills Person
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Brockman, Mary "Polly" Person
Duncan, John [2] Person
Hedges, Washington W. Person
Robison, David Person
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Walton, John Edward Hester Person
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