Lancaster, KY, United States
Garrard County, 1797. Taken from parts of Lincoln, Madison, and Mercer, it was the 25th county formed. Lancaster, county seat, established in 1798. Named for James Garrard, then governor of Kentucky, 1796-1804. A native of Virginia, served as militia officer in Revolution. He came to Kentucky in 178
3. Member statehood and Constitution conventions at Danville, 1784-92.
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