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Petersburg, Kentucky
· Founded 1789
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Petersburg was Boone County's first community.
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Petersburg, Kentucky · United States

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Abraham Lincoln
Civics
Two Riverfront Mansions
Arts & Culture
Hillforest
Arts & Culture
Site of Lochry's Defeat
Military
Lochry Massacre Memorial
Military
In Memory of Col. Archibald Lochry
Military
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