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Kentucky Highlands Timeline - 1840
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Kentucky leads the nation in hemp and wheat production. |
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Kenton County is established. |
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1840 |
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Robert P. Letcher is elected governor. |
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1842 |
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Ballard County is established. |
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1842 |
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Boyle County is established. |
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1842 |
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Crittenden County is established. |
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Letcher county was established in 1842 and named after Robert P. Letcher (1788-1861), U.S. Congressman, Kentucky Governor and U.S. Minister to Mexico. The county seat is Whitesburg. |
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1842 |
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Marshall County is established. |
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Owsley county was established in 1843 and named after William Owsley (1782-1862), a judge in the Kentucky Court of Appeals and later a Kentucky governor. The county seat is Booneville. |
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1843 |
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Larue County is established. |
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Johnson county was established in 1843 and named after Gen. Richard M. Johnson (1780-1850), a ero of the War of 1812, a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator and Vice President of the United States. The county seat is Paintsville. |
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1844 |
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William Owsley is elected governor. |
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1845 |
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Cassius Clay begins publishing the True American. |
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1845 |
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Fulton County is established. |
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1846 |
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The Mexican War begins. Over 5,100 Kentuckians enter service during the next two years. |
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1847 |
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The Battle of Buena Vista claims many Kentucky lives, most notably that of Henry Clay Jr. |
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1848 |
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Governor John J. Crittenden is elected. |
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1848 |
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Taylor County is established. |
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1849 |
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The Nonimportation Act is repealed when pro-slavery forces control the writing of the third constitution. |
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