Transylvania University

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Transylvania University

Rev. David Rice helped start Transylvania University, pictured here. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Earliest Church

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1234 in Stanford notes the location of what is believed to be the earliest congregation in Lincoln County, Stanford Presbyterian Church. Benjamin Logan first came to Kentucky from Virginia in 1775. After a return trip, he…