1850
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1850
Henry F. James is the County Sheriff.
Events
Boone County
- Florence Academy is established.
- The limits of Taylorsport and Petersburg are extended.
- An election precinct is established in Taylorsport at the home of A.H. Hedges.
Kentucky
- Kentucky's fourth constitution goes into effect. It retains all the slave provisions from the previous constitution, and now requires emancipated slaves to leave the state.
U.S. & World
- President Zachary Taylor dies. He is succeeded by Millard Fillmore.
- The Fugitive Slave Law, part of Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850, is passed. Assistance by government officials in capturing runaway slaves is now required.
- P.T. Barnum brings Swedish soprano Jenny Lind to the U.S. Enormous crowds turn out to hear the “Swedish Nightingale.”
More Information
- Boone County Tax Lists, 1850: District 1, District 2.
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