KENTUCKY RIFLES

muzzleloading rifles developed near Lancaster, Pennsylvania in the early 18th century. The name "Kentucky" was taken from the fact that the vast territory between the Cumberland Mountains (plateau largely in Kentucky and Tennessee) and the Mississippi River was then called "Kentucky" and most of the settlers and hunters who roamed that area were outfitted in Pennsylvania. —9th ACC Volume 1 Approved Glossary

muzzleloading rifles developed near Lancaster, Pennsylvania in the early 18th century. The name "Kentucky" was taken from the fact that the vast territory between the Cumberland Mountains (plateau largely in Kentucky and Tennessee) and the Mississippi River was then called "Kentucky" and most of the settlers and hunters who roamed that area were outfitted in Pennsylvania.