CITY

Population:
27152 (2000 census)

County:
Madison County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Eastern Kentucky University	1906

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kit Carson	Explorer	24-Dec-1809	23-May-1868	Frontiersman and Indian agent
Samuel Freeman Miller	Judge	5-Apr-1816	13-Oct-1890	US Supreme Court Justice, 1862-90
William J. Stone	Politician	7-May-1848	14-Apr-1918	Governor and Senator from Missouri

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Earle Combs	Baseball	14-May-1899	21-Jul-1976	The Kentucky Colonel, MLB Hall of Famer

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