The “Famous” Kit Carson
Christopher Carson, by his countrymen familiarly called “Kit Carson,” was born in the County of Madison, Kentucky, on December 24, 1809. The Carson family were among the first settlers of Kentucky and became owners of fine farms. Besides being a skillful farmer, the father of Kit Carson was a celebrated hunter. When the Indians of […]
The Great Trading Path to Kentucky
The Great Trading Path began in Pennsylvania and crossed the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains as far west as the Ohio River. At first, a great trading path was used by Virginia traders to get through the towns of the Cherokees and the Catawbas. Still, it was in the 18th century that Virginians pushed further […]