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Raccoon John Smith House
The "Raccoon" John Smith House in Owingsville, Kentucky was built in 1839. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. It was a home of "Raccoon" John Smith. It is listed as "address restricted" in the NRIS database, but at 250 W. Main St. in its Inventory/Nomination document. The NRHP nomination document is not publicly available at the National Park Service and is recorded as being "Fully restricted" at NARA The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an " independent federal agency of the United States government within the executive branch", charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It .... It has also been known as the J.A.J. Lee House and denoted as BH-0-4. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky Greek Revival architecture in Kentucky Houses completed in 1839 National Register of Historic Places in Bath County, Kentucky 1839 establishme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owingsville, Kentucky
Owingsville is a home rule-class city in Bath County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 1,530 during the year 2010 U.S. Census. It is the county seat and is located roughly at the county's center, at the junction of US 60 and Kentucky 36. It is part of the Mount Sterling micropolitan area. History In 1795, Colonel Thomas Dye Owings was sent from Maryland to Kentucky by his father to operate some of the first iron furnaces in the region. Within 15 years, Owings had amassed a good deal of wealth and land. Along with Colonel Richard H. Menefee, Owings founded the community that took his name, Owingsville. Owings and Menefee each owned significant parcels of land in what would become Owingsville. To select whose name the community would take, the two men wagered that the man who built the finer home the quickest would be the namesake of the town. For the sum of $60,000, Owings won the contest. Owingsville was then founded in 1811. Geography Owingsville is locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |