County Named
For Judge Alney McLean, lawyer and politician. Established in 1854, from parts of Daviess, Ohio, and Muhlenberg Counties. Solomon Rhoads and James Inman settled in 1788. First county officers were: Sanders Eaves, judge; Alfred . . . — — Map (db m123557) HM
African American Civil War veteran Simon Malone built a home southeast of
this location in the late 1860s. Malone and his wife were early Black residents
of Normal, joining the Esque, Fields, Barton, and Underwood families. Others
would follow . . . — — Map (db m253445) HM
Defending Lock No. 2
Confederate forces occupied Bowling Green on September 18, 1861. Young men, eager to support the Union cause and filled with thoughts of adventure, joined Home Guard units across Kentucky. Before the end of the month . . . — — Map (db m123972) HM
Well over 200 soldiers are known to have died of disease during Camp Calhoun's short
existence. The number is probably higher but many records are missing or incomplete.
"there health is so very bad"
It was not long before . . . — — Map (db m124525) HM
Native American groups in the area included the Illini, Peoria, Sauk, and Kickapoo, along with several others. Due to historical erasure of these marginalized peoples, it is difficult to find detailed information about their involvement in this . . . — — Map (db m266944) HM
Lawyer and Businessman
Charles Cruft was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1826 and graduated from Wabash College in 1842. He taught school and worked at a bank before reading law and being admitted to the bar in 1848. An excellent . . . — — Map (db m210652) HM
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
