According to Blue Jacket biographer John Sugden, Blue Jacket was undoubtedly a Shawnee by birth.[4] DNA testing of the descendants of Blue Jacket and Van Swearingen has given additional support to the argument that Blue Jacket was not Van Swearingen.
LaFayette is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 171 people and just one neighborhood, LaFayette is the 388th largest community in Kentucky. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, LaFayette is neither predominantly one nor the other.
Cannon ball from the 1861 Battle of Lexington lodged in the upper left column of the Lafayette County Courthouse. The Lafayette County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri. It was built in 1847 and is the oldest courthouse in continuous use west of the Mississippi River.