American Revolution Archives

Wednesday’s NKY History Hour to explore role of Kentucky women in American Revolution

June 28, 2023June 27, 20230

Women performed crucial tasks in the American Revolution. Considered our “founding Mothers,” many women worked in the military camps, tending…

February 20, 2023February 20, 20230

By Stephen Enzweile

December 9, 2019December 8, 20190

Part 9 of our continuing series: Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020′ by Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune The earliest…

October 7, 2019October 7, 20190

Part 2 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Mountains, the…

October 1, 2018September 30, 20180

By Kevin Eigelbach NKyTribune reporter On a clear, sunny Saturday afternoon in rural Boone County, Daniel Goff finally got the…

August 27, 2018August 27, 20180

By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune When Major David Leitch, founder of Leitch’s Station in present-day Wilder, Kentucky, died in…

July 16, 2018July 15, 20182

By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune “In all our history, there is no more despicable character.” Theodore Roosevelt While the…

June 18, 2018June 18, 20180

By Steve Preston Special to the NKyTribune In his book Daniel Boone, John Mack Faragher describes John Filson as the…

June 4, 2018June 3, 20180

By Steve Preston Special to the NKyTribune Did you know that Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky have been considered French, British,…

February 1, 2016February 15, 20166

By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune On October 4, 1779, the American Revolutionary forces suffered a defeat in Northern Kentucky….