Portal:Kentucky/Did you know.../4

...that the Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument (pictured) in Hart County, Kentucky is unique for being built with geodes, and for honoring a Louisiana soldier who died accidentally by his own rifle?
...that Bullitt's Lick was the first industry and supplier of salt in what is now the Commonwealth of Kentucky?
...that pioneer James Harrod established the first permanent settlement in the U.S. state of Kentucky on June 16, 1774?
...that despite two centuries of exploration nobody has found evidence of the legendary silver mine of Jonathan Swift?
...that during his administration, Kentucky governor William J. Fields forbade drinking alcohol and dancing in the Governor's Mansion?
...that members of the Appalachian Volunteers were charged with sedition in 1967 for plotting the violent overthrow of Pike County, after the group's successful efforts led to closure of a Kentucky coal mine?
...that in his 1915 Kentucky gubernatorial campaign, Augustus O. Stanley advocated a one dollar tax for every dog a person owned?
...that Basil W. Duke became the chief consul and lobbyist for the L&N Railroad after the American Civil War, even though he led many efforts in destroying their property during the war?