Harrodsburg, Kentucky, mineral springs. A spa by the same name was operated by Captain David Sutton in the early 1820s. The addition of a four-story hotel allowed for many visitors in the 1830s and 1840s. The property was sold to the U.S. government for use as the Western Military Asylum on June 8, 1853. From 1857 to 1864 the property housed Kentucky University. After a fire destroyed the main building in 1964, the property was abandoned and Kentucky University relocated to Lexington.
Capital of the Nevada Territory from 1861 to October 31, 1864. Capital of Nevada from October 31, 1864, to the present. Seat of Ormsby County, Nevada Territory, from 1861 to 1864. Seat of Ormsby County, Nevada, from 1864 to 1969.
