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Welcome to Petersburg
Petersburg, Kentucky
· Founded 1789
Historical Marker Database · Devry Becker Jones
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Petersburg was Boone County's first community.
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Two Riverfront Mansions
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Hillforest
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Abraham Lincoln
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Site of Lochry's Defeat
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Lochry Massacre Memorial
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In Memory of Col. Archibald Lochry
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