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From [http://www.virginiaplaces.org/boundaries/kyboundary.html here:] The Virginia-Kentucky state boundary involved less conflict and less debate than the other boundaries that now exist between Virginia and North Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. | |||
In 1776, the General Assembly divided Fincastle County to create Washington, Montgomery, and Kentucky counties. The name Fincastle disappeared, since it honored the family of Lord Dunmore at a time when he had fled from the developing American Revolution in Williamsburg. | |||
[[Image:1776 Fincastle County.png|a Virginia county was first called Kentucky in 1776, when Fincastle County was split into three jurisdictions]] | [[Image:1776 Fincastle County.png|a Virginia county was first called Kentucky in 1776, when Fincastle County was split into three jurisdictions]] | ||
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Virginia-Kentucky Boundary
From here: The Virginia-Kentucky state boundary involved less conflict and less debate than the other boundaries that now exist between Virginia and North Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.
In 1776, the General Assembly divided Fincastle County to create Washington, Montgomery, and Kentucky counties. The name Fincastle disappeared, since it honored the family of Lord Dunmore at a time when he had fled from the developing American Revolution in Williamsburg.
