1835
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1835
Events
Boone County
- Isham Hamilton becomes County Clerk following the death of Willis Graves.
- In Burlington, there seems to be no more recorded sales of lots by the Trustees. (It may be that all lots had been sold by that time.)
- Florence Christian Church constructs second building.
Kentucky
- James G. Birney of Danville forms the Kentucky Anti-Slavery Society.
- The first locomotive west of the Alleghenies begins service from Lexington.
- The Kentucky Rifles are organized in nearby Newport to support the Texas fight for independence from Mexico.
U.S. & World
- A new Seminole War begins in Florida Territory after Seminole leader Osceola is arrested. He escapes and leads two years of guerilla activity against white settlers in the area.
- Congress pays off the national debt, raising the question of how to allocate surplus revenues in the United States.
- A poverty-stricken Hans Christian Andersen publishes a volume of his Fairy Tales.
More Information
- Boone County Tax Lists, 1835.
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