General Jacob Brown

ID: 286
This file appears in: Brownsville, Kentucky
General Jacob Brown

Portrait of General Jacob Brown.

Image Courtesy of the Library of Congress

This file appears in: Brownsville, Kentucky

By Sanders
Historical Marker #802 in Edmonson County notes the establishment of Brownsville, a city that was likely named for a War of 1812 veteran. During the War of 1812, General Jacob Brown was charged with defending portions of New York State from the…