History in Ballard County.
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County history tied to identified archives, museums, or public records.
County formed in 1842 →
Ballard County was formed in 1842 and named for soldier and state legislator Bland Ballard.
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Mississippian history at Wickliffe →
Wickliffe Mounds preserves the site of a Mississippian village occupied roughly 1100–1300 CE.
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