Monuments & Memorials of Harrison Co., Ky.: Cynthiana's Courthouse Square

Cynthiana's Courthouse Square

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COUNTY NAMED, 1793

For Colonel Benjamin Harrison, who came to area, 1776. Served as Col. in Revolution from Penn. He was a member, 1787 and 1788 Ky. Conventions, 1792 Constitutional Convention at Danville. Elected to Kentucky Legislature in 1795. County formed from Bourbon and Scott. Portions of Campbell, Boone, Pendleton, Owen, Grant, Kenton, Robertson taken from Harrison.

(Text from historical marker)

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Last Edited Update: 01.20.2010