Editing Adairville, Kentucky (section)

==History==
[[Red River Meeting House]] was built in 1800 near the town and was the sight of the first religious camp meeting in the United States. It was the birthplace of the [[Second Great Awakening]]. 

Adairville was settled in the late 18th century, and was originally known as "Dromgooles' Station".  When a town was platted in 1818, its name was changed to "Adairsville" in honor the prominent Kentucky politician.  Established on January 31, 1833, it was named for [[list of governors of Kentucky|Governor]] [[John Adair]] and incorporated by the [[Kentucky Assembly|state assembly]] on February 7, 1871.<ref>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "[http://apps.sos.ky.gov/land/cities/citydetail.asp?id=1&city=Adairville&idctr=1 Adairville, Kentucky] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614183849/http://apps.sos.ky.gov/land/cities/citydetail.asp?id=1&city=Adairville&idctr=1 |date=June 14, 2012 }}". Accessed July 15, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Lewis|title=History of Kentucky|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F5FQAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA480|year=1877|page=480}}</ref>  The city was incorporated in 1833. The "s" had been dropped from the name by 1881.<ref>[http://adairvilleky.us/wordpress1/ Adairville official website].  Accessed: 9 August 2017.</ref>

In a [[duel]], future president [[Andrew Jackson]] killed [[Charles Dickinson (historical figure)|Charles Dickinson]] (attorney) here in 1806.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/17/us/17grave.html|title=Killed in a Duel, Then Lost in the Earth|work=The New York Times}}</ref>