Elizabethtown is a
home rule-class city and the
county seat
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of
Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 28,531 at the
2010 census,
and was estimated at 30,289 by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2019, making it the 11th-largest city in the state. It is included in (and the principal city of) the Elizabethtown–Fort Knox, Kentucky
Metropolitan Statistical Area
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, which is included in the
Louisville
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border.
...
/
Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–
Madison Madison may refer to:
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, Kentucky-Indiana
Combined Statistical Area
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. The Elizabethtown Metropolitan area had a 2019 estimated population of 153,057, making it the 5th largest metropolitan area in the state.
Geography
Elizabethtown is in east-central Hardin County, about south of
Fort Knox.
Interstate 65 passes through the southeast side of the city, leading north-northeast to
Louisville
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border.
...
and southwest to
Bowling Green
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Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding of Thrupp, near Stroud, UK, invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep ...
. The
Western Kentucky Parkway
The Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway is a controlled-access highway running from Elizabethtown, Kentucky to near Nortonville, Kentucky. It intersects with Interstate 65 (I-65) at its eastern terminus, and I-69 at its western terminus. ...
starts at I-65 in Elizabethtown and leads west to
Eddyville. To the east, the
Bluegrass Parkway
The Martha Layne Collins Blue Grass Parkway is a controlled-access highway running from Elizabethtown, Kentucky to Woodford County, Kentucky, for a length of 71.134 miles (114.479 km). It intersects with Interstate 65 at its western ter ...
leads to
Lexington.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Elizabethtown has a total area of , of which is land and (1.77%) is water.
The Elizabethtown–Fort Knox metropolitan area consists of Hardin,
Meade, and
Larue counties, and includes
Radcliff, a city about three-fourths the size of Elizabethtown; the housing areas of the
Fort Knox Military Installation; the unincorporated town of
Rineyville; and other communities such as
Vine Grove,
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It may refer to:
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* Glendale, New South Wales
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,
Sonora,
West Point
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, and
Upton.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Elizabethtown has a
humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
History
![Samuel B](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Samuel_B._Thomas_House.jpg)
Established in 1793, Hardin County was named for Colonel
John Hardin
John Hardin (October 1, 1753 – May 1792) was an American soldier, scout, and frontiersman. As a young man, he fought in Lord Dunmore's War, in which he was wounded, and gained a reputation as a marksman and "Indian killer." He served in the Con ...
, an Indian fighter who worked with tribes in the local area. In a few years, professional men and tradesmen came to live in the area. In 1793, Colonel
Andrew Hynes had (until then known as the "Severn's Valley Settlement") surveyed and laid off into lots and streets to establish Elizabethtown. Named in honor of his wife, Elizabethtown was legally established in 1797.
Thomas Lincoln
Thomas Lincoln (January 6, 1778 – January 17, 1851) was an American farmer, carpenter, and father of the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Unlike some of his ancestors, Thomas could not write. He struggled to make a succes ...
helped Samuel Haycraft build a
millrace
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at Haycraft's mill on Valley Creek. After Lincoln married
Nancy Hanks in 1806, they lived in a log cabin built in Elizabethtown. Their daughter,
Sarah, was born there in 1807. Soon after, they moved to the Sinking Spring Farm, where
Abraham Lincoln
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was born in 1809. Thomas Lincoln took his family to
Indiana
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in 1816. After his wife died in 1818, he returned to Elizabethtown and married
Sarah Bush Johnston
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, widowed since 1816. She and her three children accompanied Thomas back to Indiana, where Sarah was stepmother to Thomas' two children.
On March 5, 1850, the Commonwealth of Kentucky granted a charter to the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company authorizing it to raise funds and built a railroad from Louisville to the
Tennessee
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state line in the direction of
Nashville.
John L. Helm, the grandson of Capt. Thomas Helm, became the president of the railroad in October 1854; he directed construction of the main stem of the rail line through Elizabethtown. The rail line was completed to Elizabethtown in 1858, with the first train arriving on June 15, 1858. The opening of the railroad brought economic growth to Elizabethtown, which became an important trade center along the railroad and a strategic point during the
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
.
![Elizabethtown KY](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Elizabethtown_KY.jpg)
On December 27, 1862,
Confederate
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General
John Hunt Morgan
John Hunt Morgan (June 1, 1825 – September 4, 1864) was an American soldier who served as a Confederate general in the American Civil War of 1861–1865.
In April 1862, Morgan raised the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (CSA) and fought in ...
and his 3,000-man cavalry attacked Elizabethtown. During the battle, more than 100 cannonballs were fired into the town. Although he successfully captured Elizabethtown, Morgan's chief goal was to disrupt the railroad and northern transportation. He proceeded north along the railroad, burning trestles and destroying sections of the track. After the battle, one cannonball was found lodged in the side of a building on the public square. After the building burned in 1887 and was rebuilt, the cannonball was replaced in the side wall, as close to its original site as possible, where it remains in the present day. It is located in the Joey Lee building, which is located on the historic town square. The building is currently owned and houses the office of attorney Roger T. Rigney, it also features a plaquard noting the cannonball and the history behind it out front.
From 1871 to 1873 during the
Reconstruction Era, the
Seventh Cavalry and a battalion of the Fourth Infantry, led by General
George Armstrong Custer
George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars.
Custer graduated from West Point in 1861 at the bottom of his class, b ...
, were stationed in Elizabethtown. The military were assigned to suppress the local
Ku Klux Klan under the
Enforcement Acts, as their members had been attacking
freedmen
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and other Republicans. They also broke up illegal distilleries, which began to flourish in the South after the Civil War. General Custer and his wife
Elizabeth
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lived in a small cottage behind Aunt Beck Hill's boarding house, now known as the Brown-Pusey House.
Culture
The town is regionally referred to as "E-town" (sometimes with an apostrophe in place of the dash). It is one of two larger towns (the other being
Bowling Green
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Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding of Thrupp, near Stroud, UK, invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep ...
) along
I-65
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between
Louisville
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...
and
Nashville. The movie ''
Elizabethtown'' (2005) was named after the town; most of the footage was filmed in
Versailles
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and Louisville because Elizabethtown has lost much of its historic architecture in recent years due to commercial development.
Alcohol sales
Elizabethtown is officially classified by the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) as being in a "moist county". Under ABC terminology, "moist" indicates that at least one city within a county has approved packaged alcohol sales. In popular usage, the term "moist" more often refers to the city's former status as allowing by-the-drink sales in restaurants, but not package sales.
Despite the county being a
dry county, alcoholic drink sales have long been allowed in restaurants seating at least 100 diners and deriving at least 70% of their total sales from food. Beer, wine and spirits can be purchased at licensed liquor stores, drug stores and grocery outlets, beer can be purchased at most convenience stores . The locals classify this as a "damp" or
"moist" county. In 2011, the residents of Elizabethtown,
Radcliff, and
Vine Grove voted to allow properly licensed businesses to sell package liquor, wine, and beer.
Transportation
The city is served by the
Elizabethtown Regional Airport (EKX), and the Elizabethtown Airport Board was as of 2013 exploring options to bring commercial services to the city.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 28,531 people, 15,711 households, and 9,345 families residing in the city. The population density was 936.6/mi
2 (361.6/km
2). There were 12,664 housing units at an average density of 490.5/mi
2 (189.4/km). The racial makeup of the city was 80.4%
White
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(78.1%
non-Hispanic), 19.6%
African American
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, 0.34% Native American or
Alaska Native, 2.6%
Asian
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, 0.18%
Pacific Islander
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, 1.3% from
other races
Other often refers to:
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Other or The Other may also refer to:
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, and 3.4% from
two or more races
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.
Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 4.3% of the population.
There were 15,711 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.3% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94.
The age distribution was 25.1% under 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 35.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
Full economic data for Kentucky locations from the 2010 Census has not yet been released. As of the 2010 Census, median income for a household in the city was $40,720, and the median income for a family was $54,699. Full-time male workers had a median income of $43,406 versus $30,310 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,627. As of the 2000 Census,
about 8.5% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
In 2000,
Hardin County, Kentucky
Hardin County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Elizabethtown. The county was formed in 1792. Hardin County is part of the Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area, as we ...
and
LaRue County, Kentucky
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were defined as the
Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area by the Bureau of the Census; the name of the region was changed in 2013 to Elizabethtown–Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is part of the
Louisville–Elizabethtown–Bardstown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area.
Education
Elizabethtown Independent Schools
Elizabethtown Independent Schools operates:
*
Elizabethtown High School
Elizabethtown High School is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States. A part of Elizabethtown Independent Schools (EIS), it is commonly referred to as E'Town High School or EHS.
Elizabethtown High School ranked #7 in the state on the 20 ...
*
T.K. Stone Middle School
*
Morningside Elementary School
*
Helmwood Heights Elementary School
*
Valley View Educational Center
Hardin County Schools
The
Hardin County Schools
Hardin County Schools (HCS) is a school district headquartered in a portion of Radcliff, Kentucky that has an Elizabethtown mailing address. It serves most of Hardin County. However areas in Elizabethtown are instead zoned to Elizabethtown Ind ...
(HCS) are another district that encompasses some of the city limits.
Here are the schools located within the city limits:
*
Bluegrass Middle School
*
Central Hardin High School
Central Hardin High School is a school located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States. On this map, the area within the city limits of Elizabethtown has a pink background. Although the school is within the city limits, it is served by the post ...
[ On this map, Elizabethtown is displayed with a pink background and Radcliff in green. For Central Hardin's location, follow U.S. 62 west of downtown Elizabethtown. For John Hardin High's location, zoom in to the region where the two cities meet.]
*
G.C. Burkhead Elementary School
* Heartland Elementary School
*
Lincoln Trail Elementary School
*
New Highland Elementary School
Although New Highland Elementary, Bluegrass Middle School, and
John Hardin High School
John Hardin High School is a school located in Radcliff, Kentucky, but served by the post office of neighboring Elizabethtown. Established in 2001, the school is named after the Revolutionary War officer and Native American fighter, John Hardin.
...
have an Elizabethtown mailing address, and some Elizabethtown residents are zoned into those schools, they are actually within the city limits of neighboring
Radcliff.
Similarly, the HCS headquarters is located in Radcliff but served by the Elizabethtown post office. Conversely, Central Hardin High is within the city limits of Elizabethtown but has a mailing address of
Cecilia
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The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for girls born ...
.
Private schools
* Saint James Catholic Regional School
* Gloria Dei Lutheran School
Post-secondary education
Elizabethtown is home to
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) is a community college in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. It is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS).
History
It was formed b ...
, a member of the
Kentucky Community and Technical College System
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, as well as Empire Beauty School formerly the Hair Design School on Westport Road. Also,
Western Kentucky University
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has a regional campus located on post at Fort Knox and in a building that is shared with ECTC in Elizabethtown.
The Elizabethtown Japanese School (エリザベスタウン日本人補習校 ''Erizabesutaun Nihonjin Hoshūkō''), a
weekend Japanese program, holds its classes at the
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) is a community college in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. It is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS).
History
It was formed b ...
.
[補習授業校リスト]
. Consulate General of Japan in Nashville
The is a diplomatic facility of Japan. It is located in Suite 900 of Palmer Plaza in Nashville, Tennessee. Its jurisdiction includes the U.S. states of Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
History
The consulate was origin ...
. Retrieved February 15, 2015. "(2)エリザ スタウン日本人補習校 (Elizabethtown Japanese School) 学校所在地 c/o Elizabethtown Community and Technical College 600 College Street Road, Elizabethtown, KY 42701"
Public library
Elizabethtown has a
lending library
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, a branch of the Hardin County Public Library.
Sister cities
Elizabethtown has one
sister city
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While there are early examples of inter ...
, as designated by
Sister Cities International
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:
:
Koori
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,
Fukushima
may refer to:
Japan
* Fukushima Prefecture, Japanese prefecture
** Fukushima, Fukushima, capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
***Fukushima University, national university in Japan
*** Fukushima Station (Fukushima) in Fukushima, Fukushim ...
, Japan
Churches
The first
Baptist
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settlement west of the
Allegheny Mountains
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was in Elizabethtown at
Severns Valley Baptist Church, named after the original name of Elizabethtown. Catholics came west from
Nelson County and settled at Colesburg at St. Clare Parish before coming to St. James Parish in Elizabethtown. Lucinda Helm helped bring
United Methodists into Elizabethtown, and they immortalized her in naming the Helm Memorial United Methodist Church, today simply called MUMC. More than 12 denominations are represented by over 100 churches in Elizabethtown.
Notable people
*
Nathan Adcock
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,
MLB
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pitcher
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for the
Kansas City Royals
*
Philip Arnold
Philip Arnold (1829–1878) was a confidence trickster from Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and the brains behind the legendary diamond hoax of 1872, which fooled people into investing in a phony diamond mining operation. He managed to walk away from t ...
,
confidence trickster
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, most famous for the
diamond hoax of 1872
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*
Antwain Barbour
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Kentucky High School Sweet 16 State Champion 2000 (Elizabethtown).
MVP Kentucky ...
, American professional basketball player and former member of the
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
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team.
*
Ben M. Bogard, clergyman, founder of the
American Baptist Association
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, born in Elizabethtown in 1868
*
Mark Bradley
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, outfielder for the
New York Mets
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and
Los Angeles Dodgers
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from 1981 to 1983
*
John Y. Brown,
31st Governor of Kentucky
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and former
Representative
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* Legislator, som ...
of Kentucky's
2nd district (1873–1877) &
5th district District 5, 5 District or 5th District may refer to:
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* District 5, Düsseldorf
* V District, Turku
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(1859–1861)
[Harrison in ''The Kentucky Encyclopedia'', pp. 129–130]
*
Chaz Cardigan,
Alternative rock
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musician
*
Frank Chelf, United States representative from Kentucky
*
David Dao, doctor, passenger notable for being dragged off
United Airlines Flight 3411
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*
Brandon Deaderick, NFL
defensive tackle drafted by the
New England Patriots and currently plays for the
Jacksonville Jaguars
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*
Steve Delabar
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, MLB
relief pitcher
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for the
Toronto Blue Jays
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*
Greg Downs
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Downs began his career with Norwich City where he was player of the year in 198 ...
, award-winning author
*
Daniel Cameron Daniel, Dan or Danny Cameron may refer to:
Politicians
*Daniel Alexander Cameron (1870–1937), Canadian politician from the province of Nova Scotia
*Daniel R. Cameron (1885–1933), lumber merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
*Dan ...
, 51st
Attorney General of Kentucky
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*
Sarah Lincoln Grigsby
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, sister of
Abraham Lincoln
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; born in Elizabethtown
*
Benjamin Hardin Helm,
brigadier general
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,
Confederate States Army
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*
John LaRue Helm,
18th and 24th Governor of Kentucky
*
Walter Dee Huddleston
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,
U.S. Senator
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The composition and powe ...
from 1973 to 1985
*
Andrew Hynes, founder of Elizabethtown, which he named after his wife
*
Steve Jameson, award-winning painter and children's book illustrator
*
Joshua Jewett, former Representative of the 5th district, (1855–1859)
*
Keen Johnson
Keen Johnson (January 12, 1896February 7, 1970) was an American politician who served as the 45th Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1939 to 1943; being the only journalist to have held that office.Odgen, p. 178 After serving in World War I, Jo ...
,
45th Governor of Kentucky
*
Sarah Bush Johnston
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, second wife of Thomas Lincoln and stepmother to President
Abraham Lincoln
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*
Jimmie Lee, member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 25
*
Thomas Lincoln
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, father of President Abraham Lincoln
*
Usher F. Linder,
Illinois Attorney General
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*
Danny Lloyd
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Life and car ...
, actor in ''The Shining''
*
Douglas Lucas, singer-songwriter and musician with
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
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*
Charles B. Middleton, stage and film actor, famous for his role as
Ming the Merciless
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in the ''
Flash Gordon'' movie serials
*
Daniel Martin Moore
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Musical career
After leaving the Peace Corps, Moore mailed Sub Pop Records
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, singer-songwriter; born in Elizabethtown
*
Dennis Parrett, member of the
Kentucky Senate representing District 10
*
Kenny Perry
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, professional
PGA Tour
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golfer
*
Todd Perry, former
NFL offensive guard
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* Offensive language
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for the
Chicago Bears and
Miami Dolphins
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*
Steffphon Pettigrew, professional basketball player
*
Kelly Rutherford
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, television and film actress, famous for her roles on ''
Generations'', ''
Melrose Place'', ''
Gossip Girl
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'' and ''
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.''
*
Chris Todd
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Playing career Swansea City
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,
Auburn Tigers
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quarterback
In fiction
Elizabethtown is the eponym of the 2005 film ''
Elizabethtown'' starring
Orlando Bloom and
Kirsten Dunst
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. The film was known for the
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
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trope created by
Nathan Rabin
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References
Further reading
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External links
City of Elizabethtown official site''
The New York Times
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'', September 6, 2011
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Cities in Hardin County, Kentucky
Cities in Kentucky
County seats in Kentucky
Elizabethtown metropolitan area
Populated places established in 1797