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Thomas Connelly becomes the County [[Sheriff]].

===== Events =====
==== Boone County ====
  * The [[Richwood Presbyterian Church]] is organized.
  * [[florence_christian_church|Florence Christian Church]] is organized, and its first building is constructed.
  * The state Legislature authorizes the [[County Court]] to establish a road from [[Big Bone Lick]] through [[East Bend Bottom]] to [[Waggner's Ferry]] opposite Rising Sun, Indiana.

==== Kentucky ====
  * Henry Clay is elected to the U.S. Senate.

==== U.S. & World ====
  * Nat Turner's [[slavery|slave]] rebellion leads to 55 executions in Virginia and the murder of nearly 200 [[African-Americans]].
  * Cyrus McCormick demonstrates an early version of his famous mechanical reaper, which will revolutionize American [[farming|agriculture]].
  * Young naturalist Charles Darwin journeys to the Galapagos Islands.

===== More Information =====
  * Boone County [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/32016/0|Tax Lists]], 1831.


===== Related Articles =====
  * [[african_americans_in_the_tax_lists|African Americans in 1831 Boone County tax list]]