Thomas Jefferson Vs Kentucky County

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“I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.”1 This is a quote Thomas Jefferson, who Jefferson County was named after. Thomas Jefferson was the Governor of Virginia. Kentucky County was Jefferson County's parent county, the country it was formed from. The Virginia legislature divided Kentucky County into three separate counties. These three counties were Fayette County, Lincoln County, and Jefferson County. Jefferson County was 386 square miles with a population of 678,200 people. 2 Jefferson County is located in the northern part of Kentucky near the Ohio river. Being so close to the river, this county was “vulnerable to Indian raids” and was many times under attack. 3 Many of these attacked were caused
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