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Benton County
Organized in 1840
Named for Thomas Hart Benton
Primarily an agricultural community, Benton County produced the most famous horse in the history of harness racing. Foaled in Oxford, Ind., in 1896, Dan Patch set the record for the mile (1:55:25) at Lexington, Ky., in 1905. That record stood until 1938. |