In 1804, the Old Mulkey Meetinghouse was built and 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. During the Civil War, Tompkinsville was the site of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's first Kentucky raid. July 9, 1862, Morgan's Raiders, coming from Tenne
ssee, attacked Major Thomas J. Jordan's 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Raiders captured 30 retreating 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 also home to the famous Dovie's restaurant which has been known for its signature deep-fried hamburgers since 1938.