Main Street, Brandenburg, during the 1937 flood

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Main Street, Brandenburg, during the 1937 flood

Main Street, Brandenburg, Kentucky, during the 1937 flood. Brandenburg is named for a War of 1812 veteran. Courtesy the Kentucky Historical Society.

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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,…