Fairview Kentucky
Do you want to know more about the obelisk in Fairview Kentucky? The site roadsideamerica.
Has a great article about the tiny town of Fairview. Located in Todd County, Western Kentucky
Fairview is a town on the boundary between
Christian county
and
Todd county,
about midway between
Hopkinsville
and
Elkton.
It was founded about 1793 by Samuel Davis who opened a Davistown post
office in 1802. His son, Jefferson Davis, who became president of the
Confederate States of America, was born here in 1808 and is commemorated
by the
Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site.
The settlement was also known as Georgetown for tavern keeper George
Nichols.
The Fairview post office opened in 1846.
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Posted December 28, 2005
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