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Kenton, Simon

(Encyclopedia) Kenton, Simon, 1755–1836, American frontiersman, b. probably Fauquier co., Va. In 1771, believing he had killed a man, he fled westward, assuming the name Simon Butler. He settled in…

Transylvania Company

(Encyclopedia) Transylvania Company, association formed to exploit and colonize the area now comprising much of Kentucky and Tennessee. Organized first (Aug., 1774) as the Louisa Company, it was…

Cumberland Gap

(Encyclopedia) Cumberland Gap, natural passage through the Cumberland Mts., near the point where Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee meet. The gap was formed by the erosive action of a stream that once…

Henderson, Richard, American colonizer in Kentucky

(Encyclopedia) Henderson, Richard, 1735–85, American colonizer in Kentucky, b. Hanover co., Va. An associate justice of the North Carolina superior court (1769–73), Henderson was long interested in…

Belvidere

(Encyclopedia) Belvidere Belvidere bĕlˈvĭdērˌ [key], city (2020 pop. 25,117), seat of Boone co., N Ill., on the…

Jacksonville, Fla.

Mayor: Alvin Brown (to June 2015)2010 census population (rank): 821,784 (11); Male: 398,294 (48.5%); Female: 423,490 (51.5%); White: 488,473 (59.4%); Black: 252,421 (30.7%); American Indian and…