Isaac Shelby's Pocketwatch
This file appears in: Veterans of the American Revolution Elected Governor
This pocketwatch was owned by Kentucky's first and fifth governor, Isaac Shelby. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
This file appears in: Veterans of the American Revolution Elected Governor
Veterans of the American Revolution Elected Governor
Historical Marker #1372 in Frankfort notes the Revolutionary War service of the state's early governors.
Although only one formal engagement occurred in what would become Kentucky (the Battle of Blue Licks, August 19, 1782), the Revolutionary…