by
Joseph Y. DeSpain, John R. Burch Jr., Timothy Q. Hooper
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2010
Taylor County became the 100th county in the commonwealth of Kentucky when it was created on March 1, 1848. The county was named after Zachary Taylor, who gained fame as a general in the Mexican War and eventually became president of the United States. The town of Campbellsville, founded in 1817, was...