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Oldham County was formed in 1824 from parts of Jefferson, Shelby, and Henry counties as Kentucky’s 74th county. It was named for Col. William Oldham, a native Virginian and officer in the War of Revolution. He commanded a regiment of Kentucky militia in the ill-fated Indian campaign on the Wabash River in 1791 led by General St. Clair, and was one of more than 800 killed in the battle, about half of the troops engaged.
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La Grange, Kentucky · United States
