View of the Ohio River near Brandenburg, Kentucky

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This file appears in: Solomon Brandenburg
View of the Ohio River near Brandenburg, Kentucky

A postcard view of the Ohio River near Brandenburg, Kentucky, a town named for a War of 1812 veteran.

Courtesy the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Solomon Brandenburg

By Sanders
Historical Marker #1652 in Meade County recognizes Solomon Brandenburg, an 1812 veteran for whom the town of Brandenburg is named. An early settler to present-day Meade County, in 1804, Brandenburg purchased 3,000 acres on the Ohio River. There,…