Carpenter's Station, Kentucky
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Carpenter's Station, Kentucky, originally "Carpenter's Fort", was established about two miles west of present-day Hustonville, Kentucky, by three Carpenter brothers, George Carpenter, John Carpenter, and Adam Carpenter, who came to the site from Rockingham County, Virginia
in the summer of 1779. The brothers were of Germanic descent, sons of George Zimmerman (which Anglicizes to Carpenter), who was born c. 1720 in Switzerland
, emigrated to Pennsylvania
colony around 1740, and settled in Rockingham County, Virginia
prior to the American Revolutionary War
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Rockingham County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 67,725 people, 25,355 households, and 18,889 families residing in the county. The population density was 80 people per square mile . There were 27,328 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...
in the summer of 1779. The brothers were of Germanic descent, sons of George Zimmerman (which Anglicizes to Carpenter), who was born c. 1720 in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, emigrated to Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
colony around 1740, and settled in Rockingham County, Virginia
Rockingham County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 67,725 people, 25,355 households, and 18,889 families residing in the county. The population density was 80 people per square mile . There were 27,328 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...
prior to the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
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