Important Dates in Kentucky

1750	Thomas Walker made the first thorough exploration of the Kentucky region.
1767	Daniel Boone explored eastern Kentucky.
1774	A group of colonists from Pennsylvania, led by James Harrod, established the first permanent white settlement in Kentucky, at Harrodsburg.
1775	Daniel Boone led a group of settlers through the Cumberland Gap.
1776	Kentucky became a county of Virginia.
1778	George Rogers Clark led a small band of men against three important British posts outside the region.
1792	Kentucky became the 15th state, on June 1.
1798	Kentucky adopted strong resolutions declaring the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional.
1897	Kentuckians revolted against the private ownership of roads and the use of toll roads in many parts of the state.
1936	The U.S. Treasury established a gold vault at Fort Knox.