From 1870 to 1900, Louisville became a larger part of the American Industrial Revolution. The expansion of railroads was a key factor to becoming a center for industry, trade and commerce. Paul Jones
When the Civil War broke out, thousands of Kentuckians struggled to maintain the state’s neutrality in deciding which side to support. Although Kentucky was a slaveholding state, most of the populatio
One of the most vilified and hated men during the Civil War in Kentucky had to be Kentucky born Union (brevet) Major General Stephen Gano Burbridge, but why have Kentuckian historians continue to cast