Editing Bath County, Kentucky (section)

==History==
Bath County was established in 1811 from land given by [[Montgomery County, Kentucky]]. Its name is derived from natural springs said to have medicinal qualities. The courthouse in Owingsville was destroyed by an accidental fire caused by Union troops during the [[American Civil War]] in 1864.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hAVlVS29NKIC&q=%22bell+county%22+1914+1918+1976&pg=PA192 | title=Kentucky Ancestry: A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research | publisher=Ancestry Publishing | date=1992 | access-date=July 26, 2013 | author=Hogan, Roseann Reinemuth | pages=192| isbn=9780916489496 }}</ref>

It is the site of the [[Kentucky Meat Shower]]. From 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., on March 3, 1876, a mysterious substance believed to be meat of some sort fell from the sky.

In 1932, an [[archaeological field survey]] observed fourteen [[archaeological sites]] in Bath County, including the [[Ramey Mound]] near Sharpsburg and multiple ancient burials near the [[Springfield Presbyterian Church (Sharpsburg, Kentucky)|Springfield Presbyterian Church]].<ref>Funkhouser, W.D., and W.S. Webb.  "Archaeological Survey of Kentucky: Butler County".  ''University of Kentucky Reports in Anthropology'' 2 (1932): 56–58.</ref>