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Settlers here in 1778 included Henry Prather and James and John Ray. After the marriage of Lloyd Ray and Nancy Wickliffe in 1811, the town became known as Raywick. Gov. J. Proctor Knott was born nearby. His grandfather, Thomas P. Knott, came in 1796 and taught the first school in the area. His father, Joseph P., was surveyor of Marion County. The state legislature established Raywick in 1838.
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Raywick, Kentucky · United States
