Western Settlement

Early Settlement of Kentucky

“Initial Land Acquisition in Kentucky” (Neal O. Hammon, KY.gov) How the earliest Kentucky settlers got title to their land.

“Pioneers and Profiteers: Land Speculation and the Homestead Ethic in Frontier Kentucky” (Stephen Aron, Western Historical Quarterly) Winners and losers in the unruly race for Kentucky land.

Veterans and Virginia Bounty Land

“Before Kentucky: Croghan and the Clarks in the Revolution” (Gabe Neville, RV) William Croghan and brothers Jonathan and George Rogers Clark performed important military service before moving to Kentucky.

“The 8th Virginia and Kentucky" (Gabe Neville, Kentucky History Channel) Gabe Neville returns to the Kentucky History Channel to tell stories of the 8th Virginia in the war and postwar Kentucky.