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McLean County, Kentucky
McLean County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,152. Its county seat is Calhoun. McLean is a prohibition or dry county. McLean County is part of the Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of some 114,752 (2010 census). History McLean County was formed by act of the Kentucky legislature on February 6, 1854, from portions of surrounding Daviess, Ohio, and Muhlenberg Counties. The county was named for Judge Alney McLean, founder of Greenville, the county seat of Muhlenberg County. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.5%) is water. Features McLean County is part of the Western Coal Fields region of Kentucky. The county is transected southeast to northwest by Green River, the longest river entirely within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Bridge crossings of Green River are at Calhoun, Livermore, east of Island, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alney McLean
Alney McLean (June 10, 1779 – December 30, 1841) was a United States representative from Kentucky. McLean County, Kentucky, is named in his honor. Early life Alney McLean was born to Ephraim and Elizabeth "Betsey" (Davidson) McLean in Burke County, North Carolina, on June 10, 1779.Kleber, p. 599 Alney McLean's father, Ephraim, a descendant of Clan Maclean of Isle of Mull, served as a captain at the Battle of Kings Mountain, and received a 600-acre land grant in what is now East Nashville, Nashville Tennessee in payment for his service. Along with Colonel Elijah Robertson, brother of James Robertson (explorer), Ephraim McLean represented what was then Nashville, North Carolina, to the North Carolina General Assembly in 1784, making him one of the earliest officials in what would soon become the state of Tennessee. Alney McLean's mother, Elizabeth Davidson, was the first cousin of Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, who died fighting Cornwallis at the Battle of Cow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
