Tag: edmonson county

April 25, 2017 – Edmonson County, Kentucky was formed in 1825 from land given by neighboring Barren, Hart, and Warren counties.  The 308 square miles of land and water were named for Captain John Edmonson, an American Revolutionary War veteran1.  However, Captain Edmonson was soon overshadowed by something hidden from plain sight, Mammoth Cave.  As…