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| Greenup, Kentucky | History
of Greenup Greenup County was founded in 1803, however hunters explored Greenup as early as 1669. Dr. Thomas Walker, was sent to explore Kentucky in 1784, by the Loyal Land Company for the English to colonize later. The first white person to walk into what is now known as Greenup County was Christopher Gist. Gist was sent by the Ohio Land Company to explore the land. Gist found a Shawnee town at the mouth of the Scioto River (where Portsmouth Ohio and South Portsmouth Kentucky stands today) on March 8, 1751. The settlement, called Lower Shawnee Town, was an Indian and white settlement. The settlement was on both sides of the Ohio River and made up of Shawnee Indians and French Fur traders. The settlement that stood in what is now South Portsmouth, Kentucky (on the Kentucky side) precedes that of Harrodsburg in 1774 and even Boonesboro in 1775, which makes Greenup County having the FIRST SETTLEMENT in Kentucky! As many as 205 people were killed by the Shawnee Indians in an ambush as they crossed the Ohio River to settle in Kentucky. Greenup County was formed from Mason County in June 1803, Greenupsburg, the county seat was the center of activity for Kentucky. Fun Facts About Greenup 15% of Greenup County residents report German ancestry, and 13% report an Irish background. The community was named for Gov. Christopher Greenup The latitude of Greenup is 38.573N. The longitude is -82.83W. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 525 feet. The estimated population, in 2003, was 1,173. Greenup is the Birthplace of: Major League Baseball Pitcher Don Gullett, who played for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees from 1970 to 1978. Clint "Hawk" Thomas of the New York Black Yankees. |
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far is Greenup from.. Pittsburgh, PA...305 miles Washington, DC...440 miles Chicago, IL...422 miles St. Louis, MO...449 miles Atlanta, GA...476 miles Louisville, KY...190 miles Reach Headquarters in CO...1,352 miles |
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