Yesterday was the 90th anniversary of the opening of a suspension bridge across the Ohio River that links Maysville, Kentucky, and Aberdeen, Ohio. The bridge was named for Simon Kenton (1755-1836), who was a famous frontiersman and soldier from that area.
Simon Kenton
In 1774, in a conflict later known as “Dunmore’s War,” Kenton served as a scout for settlers against the Shawnee Indians in the area that is now West Virginia and Kentucky. In 1777, he saved the life of Daniel Boone, his friend...