From its earliest years of Anglo-American settlement in the eighteenth century, Kentucky’s territory fell under the political control of neighboring Virginia. In December 1776, the Virginia legislature created one sprawling Kentucky County, with…

New Providence Presbyterian Church, established ca. 1784 by the McAfee Company, is one of the oldest Presbyterian churches west of the Allegheny Mountains. It lies along U.S. Highway 127 / Louisville Road about halfway between Salvisa and…

Following the Civil War, a strict system of racial segregation was imposed by law within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It affected all aspects of daily life for Black Kentuckians, including their access to educational opportunities. According to the…