Kentucky History: Warren County and The City of Bowling Green

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The county seat for Warren County is Bowling Green. The area is 546 square miles. It became the one of the wealthiest counties in Kentucky in the 1870s. It is the 24th county in the order of county formations. Warren County was created December 14th, 1796 from part of Logan County. Warren County was named after General Joseph Warren. He was a distinguished patriot who died in a battle at Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War. Warren County is bordered by Edmonson, Barren, Allen, Simpson, Logan, and Butler. Settlement in Warren County, specifically Bowling Green began with McFadden’s Station, which was a trading post on Barren River around 1785. In 1775, thirteen long hunters had engraved their names on a tree at an additional Barren River crossing. In the early 1790’s, Robert Moore made a cabin near a spring in Warren County. In 1797, Robert Moore donated some land for the construction of a town square and a courthouse, and two years after that, the spring was given for public use. The log courthouse and jail were done being built in the square by March 1798 and the board of commissioners called the town Bowling Green. Between 1805 and 1809 a complication arose regarding the choice of place for the circuit court. On February 3, 1808, the General Assembly ordered a commission formed to explore the county in order to repair the permanent seat of justice. The place located did not satisfy most of the people of Warren County so the General Assembly ordered on January 16, 1809 the court moved back to the square in Bowling Green. In 1810 and 1812, the legislature approved the Acts of incorporation and regulation for local government. In 1813, government functions were lastingly stable in Bowling Green. The first pol... ... middle of paper ... ...y learned that the entire army encamped in the vicinity of Bowling Green was being moved out as soon as possible, but also a relief to know that a battle would not take place here,” Coombs writes. Some cities, communities, and towns in Warren County are Bowling Green, Oakland, Plum Springs, Alvaton, Richpond, Woodburn, Smiths Grove, Plano, and Rockfield. Michael Myers from the scary movie Halloween performed many scenes at Smith Grove. Warren Counties estimated population in 2013 was 118,370. John Carpenter is a screenwriter, composer, producer, film director, editor, and actor. He is mostly linked with science and horror fiction. Born in Carthage, New York, but moved to Bowling Green in 1953 when he was only about 5 years old. Nappy Roots is an American southern rap group that began in Bowling Green. Known for the song that was a hit single, “Po’ Folks”.

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