[PAR] [TLE] Bullitt County, Kentucky [SEP] Bullitt County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky located in the far western Bluegrass region known as the Knobs.  As of the 2010 census, the population was 74,319.  The county seat is Shepherdsville.  The county was founded in 1796. [PAR] [TLE] Lynching of Marie Thompson of Shepherdsville [SEP] The lynching of Marie Thompson of Shepherdsville happened on June 14, 1904 in Lebanon Junction in Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky for the murder of a white farmer.  Marie Thompson, referred to by one reporter as a "negro Amazon," had attempted to break up an argument between John Irvin and her son over an alleged missing pair of pliers.  Thompson claimed that she cut Irvin with a razor in self-defense.
[PAR] [TLE] Bullitt County , Kentucky [ SEP ] Bullitt County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky located in the far western Bluegrass region known as the Knobs . As of the 2010 census , the population was 74,319 . The county seat is Shepherdsville . The county was founded in 1796 . [PAR] [TLE] Lynching of Marie Thompson of Shepherdsville [ SEP ] The lynching of Marie Thompson of Shepherdsville happened on June 14 , 1904 in Lebanon Junction in Shepherdsville , Bullitt County , Kentucky for the murder of a white farmer . Marie Thompson , referred to by one reporter as a " negro Amazon , " had attempted to break up an argument between John Irvin and her son over an alleged missing pair of pliers . Thompson claimed that she cut Irvin with a razor in self - defense .
The county in which Marie Thompson was lynched in 1904 was founded in what year?
The county in which Marie Thompson was lynched in 1904 was founded in what year ?
1796
1796