Bourbon County, 1786
Bourbon County courthouse lawn, Paris, KY
+38.21343, -84.2497038°12'48" N, 84°14'59" W
Quadrangle map:Paris East
"Named for the royal French family who aided the colonies in the War of Independence. Bourbon was one of nine Virginia counties formed before Kentucky became a state in 1792. From its original area all of twenty-four counties and parts of ten other new ones were made. At this site the first courthouse in 1787 marked the county seat. Known as Hopewell, renamed Paris."
- April 19, 2011: Added by Bill Eichelberger