Adair County, Kentucky
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Adair County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,903. Its county seat and only municipality is Columbia. The county was founded in 1801 and
Adair County Courthouse in Columbia
John Adair
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John Adair was an American pioneer, slave trader, soldier, and politician. He was the eighth governor of Kentucky and represented the state in both the U.S. House and Senate. A native of South Carolin
Adair County, Kentucky
…As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,903. Its county seat and only municipality is Columbia. The county was founded in 1801 and named for John Adair, then Speaker of the House in Kentucky and later Governor of Kentucky (1820–1824). Adair County has some of the few surviving American Chestnut trees…
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Governor James Garrard named Adair registrar of the state land office in 1804.
Aaron Burr and John Adair were charged with disloyalty to the U.S., but a grand jury failed to indict either of them
Isaac Shelby appointed Adair adjutant general of Kentucky