Morehead is a city of Rowan County, Kentucky, United States located along Interstate 64 and US 60, the historic Midland Trail. The population was 6,845 at the 2010 census. The city is named for Gov. James T. Morehead. It is the county seat of Rowan County. Morehead State University is located here. It was also the focal point of the Rowan County War. In the 1880s, Morehead became the central stage for a notorious conflict known as the Rowan County War . During a number of skirmishes for the next few years, at least 20 people were killed and possibly 100 were wounded. Beginning with an... election-day barroom brawl, several gunfights took place in Morehead and the surrounding countryside. Eventually, a group led by Craig Tolliver seized political control of the town and installed allies in the county Sheriff's office and the county attorney's office as well as the office of town Marshal. Several members of the opposing faction were arrested on trumped-up charges, and some were killed with the faction in power falsely claiming they had resisted arrest.
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| County: | Rowan County |
| State: | Kentucky |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 7,710 |
| Area: | 9.3 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | North American Eastern Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Morehead, Kentucky, Rowan County / Morehead city |