SteveU Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 (edited) I took a walk downtown with my 10 year old to work on a project for school about Kentucky history. She had to answer questions, the answers to which are located on historical signs near old buildings. One in particular caught my eye. It seems that Dr Samuel Brown, the first professor of chemistry, anatomy, and surgery at Transylvania University not only helped develop the smallpox vaccine, but also: 1) applied steam distillation to the manufacture of whiskey AND 2) did analyses that led to the use of Kentucky cave nitre to manufacture gunpowder! So I'm starting a movement to name him the unofficial father of Kentucky USPSA for his advances in Bourbon and Gunpowder! Amazing what you learn on a Sunday! Edited April 17, 2011 by Surge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E K Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 As a fellow Kentuckian I second your motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGriff Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 (edited) As a fellow Kentuckian I second your motion. I third it! I'll have to check that out next time I'm in Versailles. Edited May 1, 2011 by TGriff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Anyone who helped advance EITHER of those things (gunpowder and bourbon) should be given an honorary something.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveU Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 As a fellow Kentuckian I second your motion. I third it! I'll have to check that out next time I'm in Versailles. Actually was downtown Lexington. But a cool walk all the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 So I'm starting a movement to name him the unofficial father of Kentucky USPSA for his advances in Bourbon and Gunpowder! Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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