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Hodgenville Kentucky  & LaRue County Area History

An Area Rich In History And Known For Its Warm, Southern Hospitality
  Hodgenville Kentucky Located In LaRue County Kentucky

  

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LaRue County, one of the oldest settlement areas
in the state, is home to the second oldest Baptist church west of the Alleghenies. In 1780, explorer
and surveyor Philip Phillips led pioneers here and
built the first settlement. In 1788, Robert Hodgen, one of the original settlers, received permission to build a mill on the Nolynn River at what is now Hodgenville.
       
In 1826, Hodgenville was incorporated on land
of the now deceased Hodgen at petition of his wife and son. LaRue County would be formed in 1843. Perhaps Hodgenville's biggest claim to fame however, is its being the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln on
the Sinking Spring farm to the south.
    
Our area has also been home to well-known authors, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and other influential figures in American and Kentucky life. Seven congressmen have lived here and in LaRue County.
 
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