FOLLOW THE FRENCHMEN | EPISODE 18 - FRANKFORT, KY
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- #followthefrenchmen EPISODE 18 | Frankfort, KY.
When the French formally joined the Americans as allies against the British in 1778, Kentuckians started adopting French names for their new counties, cities, and towns in honor of France, America’s oldest ally. Fayette and Bourbon Counties, Paris, Louisville, and Versailles, were all named between 1778 and 1792, the year when Kentucky achieved statehood.
Cultivating its French connection was for KY a way to challenge, if not reverse the narrative of patriotism coming from the East Coast. People here had been dealing with the French one hundred years prior to the signing of the Treaty of Alliance in 1778.
In 1824, the news of Lafayette’s return to the US resonated throughout the Commonwealth of KY as one last chance to physically welcome a living representative of the American Revolution to the Bluegrass State.
What did Lafayette’s visit mean for Kentuckians? Find out now by following the Frenchmen to Kentucky's capital city, Frankfort.
Great work, thank you for showcasing Kentucky in this journey.
Beautifully done!
HEY JODI 😁
Legend has it that my great great great (great?) grandfather came to America with Lafayette to fight in the revolution with six brothers. He settled in Kentucky after the war his son migrated to Indiana. There is a town on Lickimg Creek named DeMossville, KY. My family name is DeMoss.
Thank you for this series.
Wonderful that you focused on placenames, toponyms. I have an ancestor “Leon Lafayette Campbell.”
Thank you for visiting and including KHS in your research and program! Wishing you safe travels as your journey continues.
Thank you for having us for the premiere! It was very special!
Another wonderful episode of "Follow the Frenchman".
I love the bit where he chastised the GPS voice for not knowing the correct pronunciation of Versailles (in Ky, that is).