Kentucky School for the Deaf

The Kentucky School for the Deaf was founded on April 10, 1823, becoming the first state supported school of its kind in the nation and in the western hemisphere. Located in Danville, Kentucky, the school is today known as the Kentucky School for the Deaf.

The school's creation was that of General Elias Barbee, whose daughter, Lucy, was deaf. Barbee introduced a bill to the Kentucky Assembly, placing it in Danville in the hands of the Centre College Board of Trustees. John Adamson Jacobs became principal of KSD in 1825. The school has since had 14 superintendents, and today is directed by Dr. Harvey Jay Corson.

Jacobs Hall, the oldest surviving building on campus, is listed as a National Historic Landmark.

Athletics
The team nickname is the Colonels

They have found moderate success at best. They have won at least one high school 8 man football championship.