The stories of Adair County, KY
11 narrated audio stories from across Adair County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Lindsey Wilson University
A School Built for the Region
How a Methodist school in Columbia grew from a regional mission.
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When War Came to Columbia at Christmas
A holiday season in Columbia shattered by cavalry, combat, and border-state war.
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What Cane Valley Remembers
A place-name that holds the memory of Kentucky’s vanished canebrakes.
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Where the Water Named the Place
In rural Kentucky, geology did the naming with unusual honesty.
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When Tobacco Prices Turned Into a War
How a tobacco price fight cast a long shadow toward Adair County.
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How a Courthouse Made Columbia
A county seat grows into Adair County’s civic and commercial heart.
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A County Named Before the Office
How a rural Kentucky county got tied to a rising political name.
Holmes Bend Recreation Area
Where Adair County Meets the Lake
A lakeside story of access, recreation, and Green River Lake’s public edge.
Trabue-Russell House
A House That Grew With Columbia
One home traces Columbia’s path from pioneer family life to regional crossroads.
Trabue-Russell House
Where Daniel Trabue’s Frontier Still Feels Close
A frontier memoirist’s life meets one surviving house in early Columbia.
Green River Lake
When the River Made Adair a Lakeshore
How a flood-control lake reshaped land, roads, and identity in central Kentucky.
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