Editing Tompkinsville, Kentucky (section)

==History==
In 1804, the [[Old Mulkey Meetinghouse]] was built. It is today part of the [[Old Mulkey Meetinghouse State Historic Site]]. At this site, a graveyard is home to deceased veterans of both the [[American Revolutionary War]] and the [[American Civil War]]. [[Daniel Boone]]'s sister, Hannah, is also buried there.

During the Civil War, Tompkinsville was the site of [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General [[John Hunt Morgan]]'s first Kentucky raid. On July 9, 1862, [[Morgan's Raid]]ers, coming from [[Tennessee]], attacked Major Thomas J. Jordan's [[9th Pennsylvania Cavalry]]. Raiders captured 30 retreating [[Union Army|Union]] soldiers and destroyed tents and stores. They took 20 wagons, 50 mules, 40 horses, sugar and coffee supplies. At [[Glasgow, Kentucky]], they burned supplies, then went north, raiding 16 other towns before returning to Tennessee.

Tompkinsville is home to the famous Dovie's restaurant which has been known for its signature deep-fried [[hamburger]]s since 1938.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kinslow |first1=Gina |title=A Tompkinsville Treat: Dovie's continues eight decades of tradition |url=https://www.sentinel-echo.com/kentucky/features/a-tompkinsville-treat-dovies-continues-eight-decades-of-tradition/article_471f1dab-01c0-5684-9c9c-e462ef4a017e.html |access-date=28 December 2020 |agency=The Sentinel Echo |date=8 March 2019}}</ref>

Alcohol sales became legal in the city, along with Monroe County as a whole, in 2023 after a referendum.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whaley |first=Will |date=2023-11-08 |title=Monroe County voters approve to legalize alcohol sales |url=https://www.wbko.com/2023/11/08/monroe-county-voters-approve-legalize-alcohol-sales |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=WBKO |language=en}}</ref> Prior to this, the city was [[Dry county|dry]].