| 1775 |
Twetty's Fort built. First temporary fort
erected in Kentucky. (March 25).
Settlement at Boonesborough. (April).
First religious ceremony in Kentucky conducted at Boonesborough by John Lythe. |
| 1778 |
Great Seige at Fort Boonesborough. (September
7-16). Indian attacks repulsed, thus helping to secure the western frontier from British
domination. |
| 1784 |
Valley View ferry franchised. |
| 1785 |
Madison County created from Lincoln County,
Virginia. |
| 1786 |
Madison County government established. First
meeting of County Court August 22, at George Adams's house near the site of Milford. |
| 1793 |
Tates Creek Baptist Association organized. |
| 1798 |
City of Richmond founded.
Madison Male Seminary (Academy) chartered. |
| 1799 |
Clermont, now known as White Hall, built by
Green Clay. |
| 1802 |
Post Office opened in Richmond. |
| 1803 |
Cane Spring Baptist Church founded. |
| 1809 |
Christopher "Kit" Carson born. |
| 1810 |
Cassius Marcellus Clay, son of Green Clay, born. |
| 1816 |
Samuel Freeman Miller born. |
| 1820 |
Lawyer and Assistant Secretary of the U.S.
Treasury Curtis Field Burnam born. |
| 1828 |
Death of Green Clay. |
| 1830 |
Madison Library incorporated. |
| 1830s |
Migration of Madison Countians to Missouri. |
| 1838 |
Kentucky Governor and U.S. Senator James Bennet
McCreary born. |
| 1840s |
Bybee Potter began at Waco. |
| 1849 |
Woman suffragist Laura Clay born.
Lawyer Squire Turner helped write a new proslavery state constitution.
Altercation between Cassius M. Clay and Cyrus Turner, occured at Foxtown. |
| 1849-1852 |
Madison County Courthouse constructed. |
| 1852 |
Belle H. Bennett born. |
| 1854 |
City of Berea founded. |
| 1855 |
Berea College founded by John G. Fee as an
interracial coeducational institution. |
| 1858 |
Madison Female Institute established. |
| 1859 |
Berea College suspended because of approaching
Civil War. |
| 1862 |
Battle of Richmond. (August 29-30). |
| 1865 |
Berea College resumed classes. |
| 1866 |
Blacks first voted. |
| 1867 |
Catholic Church built in Richmond. |
| 1870 |
Madison National Bank established. |
| 1871 |
Major fire occurred on Main Street in Richmond
between 2nd and 3rd Streets. |
| 1873 |
Central University chartered. Classes commenced
in 1874 at Richmond. |
| 1874 |
Gas lines turned on in Richmond. |
| 1875 |
State Bank and Trust established under the name
of Irvine and Walker Bank. |
| 1878 |
Telephone first used in Richmond. |
| 1883 |
Richmond-Irvine Three Forks Railroad began. |
| 1891 |
Richmond Water Works completed. |
| 1892 |
Pattie A. Clay Infirmary (Hospital) opened. |
| 1897 |
Richmond City Hall (originally Post Office and
Federal Building) built. |
| 1898 |
Richmond Electric Light Company began.
Richmond Colored School chartered. |
| 1901 |
Central University consolidated with Centre
College in Danville. |
| 1904 |
Day Law passed by Kentucky legislature making it
illegal for blacks and whites to attend the same school. |
| 1906 |
Eastern Kentucky State Normal School, now
Eastern Kentucky University, established. Model School opened at Eastern.
Berea National Bank established. |
| 1908 |
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the Day Law,
forcing Berea College to end interracial education. |
| 1909 |
Boone Tavern constructed at Berea. |
| 1917 |
Berea Hospital built. |
| 1922 |
Churchill Weavers established in Berea. |
| 1939 |
Madison Central High School opened. |
| 1942 |
Bluegrass Ordnance Army Depot constructed. |
| 1946 |
Clay's Ferry Bridge (now northbound I-75) built. |
| 1948 |
Westinghouse Electric Company established
lighting plant in Richmond. |
| 1950 |
Blacks readmitted to Berea College. |
| 1951 |
Parker-Seal plant established in Berea. |
| 1960s |
Interstate-75 built. |
| 1963 |
Fort Boonesborogh became a state park. |
| 1965 |
Fort Boonesborough State Park dedicated. |
| 1966 |
Eastern Kentucky State College granted
University status. |
| 1971 |
White Hall State Shrine dedicated. |
| 1979 |
Madison County Airport opened. |
| 1981 |
Madison Central High School's undefeated
baseball team won state title. |
| 1986 |
Madison County Bicentenial celebrated. |
| 1991 |
Main Street of downtown Richmond revitalized.
Richmond YMCA opened at Telford Center.
Richmond Area Arts Council organized and acquired Episcopal Church building for its arts
center. |
| 1995 |
IClub.Org opens first local Internet Service Provider in Richmond. |
| 1996 |
Richmond Area Arts Council arts center opened.
Fort Boonesborough awarded National Historic Site status. |
| 1998 |
Richmond Bicentenial celebrated. |
| 2003 |
Kentucky Artisans Center opened at Berea. |
| 2005 |
Madison County Park System created. |
| 2009 |
Heritage Walk of Fame Dedicated |
