The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-15
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HlSu anu Tile WINDOWS were pidce'
very high from the ground to pre-
vent the Indians from shOotin.
through them at the occupants. TIL,
! glass was brought from Virginia b,
pack trains" This house Is still
standing in "a remarkably good stat,
Oi preservation, and is located OF
| the pike leading to Stanford from
Crab Orchard about two miles from
tile latter place.
Another OF Lincoln eOunty's earl,
residents OF great prominence was
Isaac Shelby, the first and sixth
governor OF the State. He was born
in Maryland and removed from Ten
nessee. He had attained great fame
lis an officer in the war OF the Rev
olutlOn before coming to kentucky,
and has secured an enviable place
Ill national Us well a> State history,
Beside being governor twice he was
Il member OF the Constitutional Con-
ventlOn of 1892. lie commanded
twelve Kentucky regiments at the
battle Of the Thames and for his
service received the thanks OF Con-
gress and gold medal. He i, bum
cd Oh his old homestead in this coun-
ty, known as Travellers Rest.
AT the term OF court held in Feb
iirary. l'Sl, Gen. Ben Logan appear
ed and offered To convey Ia the
county IL -ufflclency Of the land at
lbs station on St. A-aph'> oil which
to erect II court house and other
public buildings to be- held as lon.
d> the court Of Lincoln county should
continue there. 1t wa, decided Ia b..
the most convenient place and or
dered that court BE- held there in the
future The deed WI, no, made.
however. until March %. 1856.
when Gen. Logan conveyed IT, Isaac
John Logan. William Mont
and Hugh Logan. then the
Justice of Lincoln county. u acre,
of land. This land was conyevcd bv
the Justices to the trustees of the.
town of Stanford Ill 1898. but I'M
their names are not ~;y-
FL In the deed and for .hat r,.:.-.n,.
we do not Know who compo~ed the
Iir~t board of trustee, OF Stanford. |
In February. 1871, two Justices
we're appointed by the court Ia con
.ract for the erection of u Cour: !
House and prison. and III February.
1857, four members of the court !
we're appointed to let the building of j
Court House, it being specified |
hat the body of it be- of .y,,s; r.,ite
lsh or oak logs. 80 feet long. 20
feet wide and IA feet high. and to
&c covered with lalu shingles. I'm |
Nprl. 1857. it WAS ordered that
'"urt he adjourned to the new pub !
rc hulldln" i'll the town of Stanford. |
he GREER being signed bv Isaac !
shelby. the pre>ilir" Justice. !
Such III brief was the bc"innin. !
II the county eft Lincoln and of IL !
county seat, the town Of Stanford. !
lime forbid> Il complete cn,lnlera-
ION of the Master Builders who !
lelped to lay the foundation ON
winch the >upcr>tructure of the !
county has been erected and like !
wise Il further enumeration of their
rcr"lc deeds "f which there were :
'lany similar to those Just told. Al
eW names have been selected be- |
'au>c their figures have east the
ongcr shadows over the succeeding
icar~- ~ were the leaders so were
hose who followed. They cleared the
and "f sava"e> and fclled The for
SIS. Since their demise the history !
t the county has been Il nat,ral
md RAPID "rowt, in culture AMI
The forest trail. first
hanging int" the dirt road. devel-
ped into the turnpike and the
ta%e line INTO the railroad Bounti-
al crops OF every variety -upplant-
Il rank underground. and domestic.
nlmals took the place of wild
eas:S whose lair> were soon cover
d with school house. church. and
lone.
Carlyle put an old truth in Strik-
ng form when he said happy i, the
eOple whose annals are tire,ome
he years of the greatest growth
re years of quictnc>S: the wears
hat seem NEST still are the wears of
reatc>t success. Thus Iircola
cunts after the ground was broken
nd seed planted. continued To grow
nth little t." mar or modest lis nat
raj developement until the out
reak of the Civil War on April II,
36i. with wh;ch date my paper cn,ls.
Huber-Ballard