http://www.bcpl.org/lhg/cbc/ 2012-02-03T21:48:19-05:00 http://www.bcpl.org/lhg/cbc/ http://www.bcpl.org/lhg/cbc/lib/tpl/lhg/images/favicon.ico text/html 2012-02-03T11:33:13-05:00 bstriker http://www.bcpl.org/lhg/cbc/doku.php/cave_johnson?rev=1328286793&do=diff Cave Johnson was among the most prominent early Boone County citizens. The son of William and Elizabeth Johnson, Cave was born 15 November 1760 in Orange Co., Virginia. He served as a Private in the Revolutionary War, then came to Kentucky in April of 1779, spending time at Bryant's Station near Lexington. text/html 2012-02-02T10:59:13-05:00 bstriker http://www.bcpl.org/lhg/cbc/doku.php/air_disasters_in_boone_county?rev=1328198353&do=diff There have been several air disasters in Boone County since the airport opened in the 1940's. Not all of the accidents were fatal, but the worst aviation accident in Boone County's history was in 1967 when TWA Flight 128 crashed near Constance, killing 70 people. The 1960’s was the deadliest decade for the airport, and it prompted Time Magazine to write in 1967 after the Flight 128 Crash “the hills of Hebron have been a November graveyard for aircraft.” text/html 2011-12-30T13:39:57-05:00 ahartke http://www.bcpl.org/lhg/cbc/doku.php/african_americans_in_the_will_records?rev=1325270397&do=diff African Americans have been included in Boone County wills since the county was founded in 1799. Prior to emancipation in 1865 with the abolition of slavery, many african americans were included as property in wills. For an excerpt of slave owners' wills click on the link here text/html 2011-12-30T11:19:43-05:00 ahartke http://www.bcpl.org/lhg/cbc/doku.php/african_americans_in_the_tax_lists?rev=1325261983&do=diff Compiled for the African Americans in Boone County Project sponsored by Preservation Kentucky. Below is tax data for Boone County in 1810, 1831, and 1850. The data below gives an idea of not only how many slaves were in the county, but how many each household owned. Also it presents data on how many people owned land in the county. text/html 2011-12-30T10:39:03-05:00 ahartke http://www.bcpl.org/lhg/cbc/doku.php/african_americans_in_the_court_orders?rev=1325259543&do=diff Compiled for the African Americans in Boone County Project sponsored by Preservation Kentucky. Boone County Order Book, A, 1799-1817, Burlington Courthouse, Burlington, KY 1799 * 17 June, Justices of the Peace – John Hall, John Conner, John Brown, Archd Huston, & Archd Reid. John Cave , Jr. to be Sheriff, Craigs Camp site proposed for mtg – on lands of Robt Johnson & John Craig. John Bush wants alteration in rd leading from his ferry to Arhcd Reids. Also fixing rds from Bullittsbg & Ta… text/html 2011-12-28T17:17:13-05:00 ahartke http://www.bcpl.org/lhg/cbc/doku.php/clerk_s_building?rev=1325110633&do=diff Currently located on Gallatin Street in the county seat of Burlington, the Boone County Clerk's Building is the county's sole surviving government building of the antebellum era. Built in 1853 and (originally) located opposite the courthouse, the Clerk's Building was one of the original buildings of the Courthouse Square. From 1889 to 1924 the building housed the Boone County Deposit bank. When a new bank building was built in 1924, the former clerk's building was relocated to the southwest c… text/html 2011-12-28T17:15:38-05:00 ahartke http://www.bcpl.org/lhg/cbc/doku.php/wills_of_slave_owners?rev=1325110538&do=diff Compiled for the African Americans in Boone County Project sponsored by Preservation Kentucky. All accounts from Boone County Will Books A-G. 4. Microfilm. Boone County Public Library. Burlington, Kentucky. Below is an excerpt of wills of slave owners who listed slaves, in addition to other property, in their wills. The dates range from 1801 to 1860. text/html 2011-12-28T17:13:22-05:00 ahartke http://www.bcpl.org/lhg/cbc/doku.php/joel_garnett?rev=1325110402&do=diff Joel Garnett and his wife, Catherine, were among the largest landowners in the Hebron area by the mid-19th century. The land that the Joel Garnett House stands on was originally purchsed by the couple in 1837. During the mid-1850s the Garnetts relocated to Missouri. Many local farms, including William Rouse's, were developed on land carved from their acreage.