Hopkinsville

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Hopkinsville is the oldest village in Hamilton Township, established around 1808.
It was located on what was called the Cincinnati, Montgomery, Hopkinsville Pike (now Routes 22&3); this was the first Pike in the township.
Hopkinsville also had the first Post Office in the township, established in 1825.
In the early to mid-1800s it was the center of trade for the township and was very prosperous.
Hamilton Township provided two companies for the War of 1812, one of which was a rifle company headquartered at Hopkinsville. It consisted of about 40 men and was commanded by Theophilus Simonton.
At one point the town contained a blacksmith shop, a shoe store, three taverns, three stores, a church and a school; the church and school buildings are still standing today.