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Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Elizabethtown is a home rule-class city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States, and its county seat.
Population 31,394

Top Events in Elizabethtown History

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1779History
"Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 1779–1879, The First Century of Its Existence" (PDF).
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1793Government
== History == Established in 1793, Hardin County was named for Colonel John Hardin, an Indian fighter who worked with tribes in the local area.
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1797Government
Named in honor of his wife, Elizabethtown was legally established in 1797.
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1806Architecture
After Lincoln married Nancy Hanks in 1806, they lived in a log cabin built in Elizabethtown.
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1807History
Their daughter, Sarah, was born there in 1807.
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1809History
Soon after, they moved to the Sinking Spring Farm, where Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809.
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1816History
Thomas Lincoln took his family to Indiana in 1816.
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1818History
After his wife died in 1818, he returned to Elizabethtown and married Sarah Bush Johnston, widowed since 1816.
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1850Civil Rights
On March 5, 1850, the Commonwealth of Kentucky granted a charter to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company authorizing it to raise funds and built a railroad from Louisvi...
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1854Architecture
Thomas Helm, became the president of the railroad in October 1854; he directed construction of the main stem of the rail line through Elizabethtown.

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Historical Timeline

1779History
"Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 1779–1879, The First Century of Its Existence" (PDF).
1793Government
== History == Established in 1793, Hardin County was named for Colonel John Hardin, an Indian fighter who worked with tribes in the local area.
1797Government
Named in honor of his wife, Elizabethtown was legally established in 1797.
1806Architecture
After Lincoln married Nancy Hanks in 1806, they lived in a log cabin built in Elizabethtown.
1807History
Their daughter, Sarah, was born there in 1807.
1809History
Soon after, they moved to the Sinking Spring Farm, where Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809.
1816History
Thomas Lincoln took his family to Indiana in 1816.
1818History
After his wife died in 1818, he returned to Elizabethtown and married Sarah Bush Johnston, widowed since 1816.
1850Civil Rights
On March 5, 1850, the Commonwealth of Kentucky granted a charter to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company authorizing it to raise funds and built a railroad from Louisvi...
1854Architecture
Thomas Helm, became the president of the railroad in October 1854; he directed construction of the main stem of the rail line through Elizabethtown.
1858Architecture
The rail line was completed to Elizabethtown in 1858, with the first train arriving on June 15, 1858.
1862Military
On December 27, 1862, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan and his 3,000-man cavalry attacked Elizabethtown.
1868History
Bogard, clergyman, founder of the American Baptist Association, born in Elizabethtown in 1868 Mark Bradley, outfielder for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1981 to...
1871Architecture
From 1871 to 1873 during the Reconstruction Era, the Seventh Cavalry and a battalion of the Fourth Infantry, led by General George Armstrong Custer, were stationed in Elizabetht...
1887Architecture
After the building burned in 1887 and was rebuilt, the cannonball was replaced in the side wall, as close to its original site as possible, where it remains in the present day.
1938History
Gerald (April 1938).
2000History
In 2000, Kentucky counties Hardin and LaRue were defined as the Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area by the Bureau of the Census; the name of the region was changed i...
2005History
The movie Elizabethtown (2005) was named after the town; most of the footage was filmed in Versailles and Louisville because Elizabethtown has lost much of its historic architec...
2010History
== Demographics == As of the census of 2010, there were 28,531 people, 15,711 households, and 9,345 families residing in the city.
2011History
In 2011, the residents of Elizabethtown, Radcliff, and Vine Grove voted to allow properly licensed businesses to sell package liquor, wine, and beer.
2013Infrastructure
== Transportation == The city is served by the Elizabethtown Regional Airport (EKX), and the Elizabethtown Airport Board was as of 2013 exploring options to bring commercial ser...
2024History
Retrieved May 20, 2024.

Did You Know?

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Elizabethtown is located in the state of Kentucky.
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Elizabethtown has a population of 31,394 residents.
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The population was 31,394 at the 2020 census, making it the ninth-most populous city in the state.

Famous People from Elizabethtown, Kentucky

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Kelly Rutherford
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Charles Middleton
Stage Actor, Film Actor · Born Oct 3, 1874 · Died Apr 22, 1949 (age 74)
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John Montgomery
Equestrian · Born Nov 22, 1881 · Died Jun 7, 1948 (age 66)
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Kenny Perry
Golfer · Born Aug 10, 1960 · Age 65

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