Petersburg, Boone County, Kentucky
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| Coordinates: 39°4′8″N 84°52′2″W / 39.06889°N 84.86722°WCoordinates: 39°4′8″N 84°52′2″W / 39.06889°N 84.86722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Boone |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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Petersburg is an unincorporated community in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The community was established about 1800, known at the time as Tanner's Station. The Bullittsburg Baptist Church was founded outside former hamlets of Utzinger and Gainesville/Idewild, east and north of Petersburg in 1794. Because the community is unincorporated, it has no precise borders. Depending on where the boundaries are drawn, Petersburg has a population between 400 and 600.
One may often incorrectly hear that Petersburg, in 1791, was considered as a site for location the new Kentucky State Capital; this has been confirmed in the oral tradition of the community, where descendants of the original settlers still live, and was "planned," laid out on a grid, highly unusual for the period, renamed in honor of Saint Petersburg, Russia. The statehouse and governor's mansion were to have been built on the hill overlooking the town. However, oral tradition proves incorrect; the Petersburg in consideration for state capital was another, now defunct, location in Woodford County.
Petersburg, Boone County is home to the controversial Creation Museum by Answers in Genesis.[1]
Notable natives [edit]
- Charles Clinton Fleek, recipient of the Medal of Honor for service in the Vietnam War. "Chalky," as he was known, attended the 5 classroom, Petersburg Elementary School.
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References [edit]
- ^ "HomeTownLocator". Retrieved 2006-06-10.
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