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Welcome to Marion County, Kentucky
"Pardon
our Dust but We are Under Construction!"
Hello,
my name is
Suzanne
Shephard,
and I am the New County Coordinator for this Marion County KYGenWeb
site. Please feel free
to contact me at any time.
If you have
information that you would like to add to this Marion County web site,
please email me!
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Marion County,
was the 84th county formed, 25
Jan 1834 from Washington Co. and
named for Gen
Francis
Marion. (The Swamp Fox) of Rev
War. County seat is Lebanon. 1st explored by surveyors James and Jacob
Sandusky and settled 1779 along Hardin's Creek by Charles & Edward Beavin. Became a settlement for Roman Catholics from Charles, Prince
George and St Mary's Counties in MD. Basil Hayden Sr had settled 25
Catholic families there on headwaters of Pottinger's Creek by 1785. 1st
Roman Catholic church in KY established here 1792. (Compiled by Sandi
Gorin)
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