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In 1876, the Centennial of the US, the Congress asked local officials to write down the history of their respective localities to be read on July 4, 1876. The following is an account written by R. H. Elliston

This page is credited to Bernie Spencer www.nkyviews.com

  • PREFACE
  • The History of Grant County
  • In the Beginning, Part of Virginia
  • Grant was once part of Pendleton County
  • Formation of New County not without controversy
  • First Court; Tavern Rates Established
  • First Circuit Court
  • New Court House
  • First Jail
  • Hunting is the Chief Enterprise
  • Early Development of Williamstown
  • Early Development of Crittenden and Dry Ridge
  • Further Development of Williamstown
  • Fire
  • Grant County Newspapers
  • Religious History of Grant County
  • The First Schools in Grant County
  • School Districts Established
  • The Big Tree and the Poison Spring
  • General Marquis Lafayette comes to Grant County
  • The Lynching of 1841
  • Conclusion
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