Christian and Trigg Counties, Kentucky History and Biography

This database contains a history of the Christian and Trigg Counties, located in southwestern Kentucky. Christian County was organized in 1797 from Logan County and Trigg County was organized in 1820 from Christian and Caldwell Counties. Topics covered in this work include geology, early settlement, politics, growth and progress, religious history, war, education, and so on.

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