Battle of Tippecanoe Broadside
This file appears in: Spencer County, Kentucky
This broadside from the Kentucky Historical Society's collections describes the Battle of Tippecanoe. Spencer County, Kentucky, was named in honor of Spear Spencer, a casualty of this battle. Courtesy the Kentucky Historical Society.
This file appears in: Spencer County, Kentucky
Spencer County, Kentucky
Historical Marker #837 in Taylorsville recognizes that Spencer County was named after a veteran killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe, which some consider to be the first battle of the War of 1812.
Captain Spear Spencer moved to Kentucky from…