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1775 First Crop grown in KY
1775
First crop grown
in Kentucky
by European settlers
1775 - initial settlers enter area
1775
initial settlers enter area
1784 Kenton Station built
1786 - Washington Founded
1790 - Washingotn is second larget town in KY
1790 - US Census
reports Washington's
population is 462
1794 - Stone Courthouse build in Washington
1794 - US Post Office established
1797 - The Mirror newspaper published
1809 - The first bank in Northern Kentucky
1811 - Washington Library created
1848 - Maysville named Mason county seat
1848
Maysville
named county seat
of Mason County
Kentucky
1909 - Courthouse struck by lightning
1934 WPA era historical sketch of Washington
1962 - Washington becomes Incorportated village
1962
Washington becomes
an incorporated KY village
1990 - Maysville annexes Washington
1990
Maysville
annexes
Washington
1990 - US Census measures Washingotn 749 pop
1990 - US Census
measures Washington KY's
population as 749
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