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Bourbon County, named for the royal French family who aided the colonies in the War of Independence, was one of nine Virginia counties formed before Kentucky became a state in 1792. From its original area, twenty-four counties and parts of ten others were created. The first courthouse, built here in 1787, marked the county seat, then known as Hopewell and later renamed Paris.
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