Stations and Early Settlements in Kentucky
WEBApr 9, 2024 · “In 1779, they found Col. Wm. Whitley’s Station at Dick’s River, on the Ky. trace from Cumberland Gap.” On the spot still stands a two-story brick house–claimed to be the first brick house built in Kentucky, the windows are set over six feet above the floor, to prevent the Indians seeing or shooting into the room.
Early Kentucky Stations, Forts, and Camps - WikiTree
WEBVerdant meadows, rippling streams and forested hills in the far western reaches of the Colony of Va. greeted Revolutionary War Patriot Samuel Goodin and his family and warmed their hearts as they disembarked from their flatboats at …
The Revolutionary War in Kentucky - American Battlefield Trust
WEBAfter a grueling 240-mile march, Clark and his men surrounded Hamilton, who planned to launch his own campaign that spring, at Vincennes on February 23, 1779. Unable to endure a siege, Hamilton surrendered three days later.
Kentucky Stations & Settlements - Genealogy Village
WEBGrant's Station, settled by Col. John Grant, in 1779, who abandoned it in 1780 and moved back to North Carolina, but returned and re-settled it in 1784 within 5 miles north east of Bryan's station, near where Lowe's is, on Kentucky.
Fort Boonesborough - ExploreKYHistory
WEBIn 1779, a group of settlers successfully petitioned the Virginia legislature for a charter, officially establishing the first Kentucky town at Boonesborough. For the next several years, the town saw significant economic growth, particularly in the area of tobacco, but a largely fleeting population.
Marker #929, "McAfee Station / Pioneer Teacher, 1779"
WEBThe McAfee Company returned to Kentucky in 1779 after Virginia had appointed land grant certificates of Settlement and Preemptions. The Company arrived at the Harrodsburg land office on September 27. Shortly thereafter, Robert McAfee erected a …
Revolutionary War Military District - Secretary of State - Kentucky
WEBThe Virginia Land Law of May 3, 1779, confirmed the location proposed in the resolution. After separating from Virginia, the Kentucky General Assembly opened the military district to settlers meeting age and residency requirements.
Kentucky Road - FamilySearch
WEBOct 17, 2023 · The first Americans to settle near Nashville blazed the Kentucky Road in 1779. They started in east Tennessee. Later pioneers used other trails to reach Nashville. The Kentucky Road was the first pathway to Middle Tennessee for American settlers.
WEBAn Act for adjusting and settling the titles of claimers to unpatented lands under the present and former government, previous to the establishment of the commonwealth’s land office. Approved May 1779 by the Virginia General Assembly.
WEByear 1779 stations were scattered throughout the central and northern portions of Kentucky from the mouth of Limestone (Maysville) almost to the mouth of Salt River. But at the foot of Muldraugh Hill the earliest settlers halted. Its precipitous cliffs and rocky slopes temporarily bar red the way to the fertile plains and val leys beyond.