"Remember the Raisin"

ID: 3285
This file appears in: County Named, 1819

This painting depicts Kentucky cavalry troops fighting at the Battle of the Thames and attempting to avenge their loss at the Battle of the River Raisin.
Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society

This file appears in: County Named, 1819

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #912 in Franklin notes Simpson County’s namesake, War of 1812 veteran, Captain John Simpson. Simpson, a native of Virginia, came to Kentucky as child with his family. The Simpsons…