Did You Know…

If Benjamin Harrison had his way, Harrison County would not have been formed. He and his fellow Bourbon Countians did not want the county split. That would be one large county!

1788 – Benjamin Harrison signed a petition to the Speaker and the Gentlemen of the House of Delegates of Virginia – Protest of the inhabitants of Bourbon County against a division of the county. (Robertson, p. 119)

1789 – Benjamin Harrison signed a petition to the Speaker and General Assembly of Virginia – Protest of sundry inhabitants of Bourbon County against a division of the county. (Robertson, p. 131)