ISAAC SHELBY
Isaac Shelby was appointed Colonel commandant of the new county by Governor Castle of North Carolina, subsequently became the first Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Shelby County in Tennessee: 751 square miles, population 826,330, was named after Isaac Shelby Revolutionary War hero. Shelbyville's name honors Revolutionary War hero Colonel Isaac Shelby, who led a force of Tennessee riflemen at King's Mountain against the British. The Duck River almost encircles the town, which is the leading business and shipping center of the Duck River Valley. Isaac Shelby was a wonderful colonel at his job, and it was a great honor to have a county named after him.
R.P.
6th Grade Student
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