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Benj. Logan-Pioneer

Marker Number	709
County	Shelby
Location	US 60, 4 mi. west of Shelbyville
Description	In French and Indian, Dunmore's, Revolutionary Wars. In 1775 came to Kentucky with Boone, Henderson. Separated at Hazel Patch. Built Logan's Fort (St. Asaph's), 1776. In Virginia Assembly, 1781-87; Ky. conventions to separate from Va. and to draft Ky. state constitution. Defeated twice for Governor. Born Va., 1743; died 1802. Buried 21/2 miles south. See other side. (Reverse) James Knox-Pioneer: Led 40 "Long Hunters" to Kentucky in 1770. Knox, with nine, built camp in area now Green County. He returned to Virginia, 1771. Major in War of Revolution. Represented Kentucky in Virginia Assembly, 1788. State Senator from Lincoln County, 1795-1800. Born Ireland, came to Virginia at age 14 years. Died 1822. Buried in the Logan graveyard. See other side.
Subjects	Boone, Daniel , Constitutional Convention (1792) , Dunmore, John Murray , Forts and Stations , Logan, Benjamin , Long Hunters , Revolutionary War

County Named, 1792

Marker Number	1138
County	Logan
Location	Russellville, Courthouse lawn, US 68, 431
Description	For Gen. Benjamin Logan (1743-1802), pioneer and Indian fighter who called the Danville Assembly, 1784, leading to ten conventions preceding Kentucky's separation from Virginia, 1792. Logan served as a delegate in all ten, later in the legislature. Logan County was formed from part of Lincoln County, and organized immediately after Ky. admitted to the Union.
Subjects	Logan, Benjamin

Earliest Church

Marker Number	1234
County	Lincoln
Location	Main St. at Harvey Helm Lib., Stanford, US 27, 150
Description	The Stanford Presbyterian Church, founded 1788 on this site, on Old Wilderness Trail. Land given by Mary Briggs, sister of Gen. Benjamin Logan. Church moved to its present site, 1838; land given by Logan, one of founders. In 1797, David Rice, father of Presbyterianism in Kentucky, preached here. The original log church now part of this library building.
Subjects	Logan, Benjamin , Presbyterian Church , Wilderness Road

Jacob Hunter

Marker Number	1790
County	Owen
Location	Owenton Cem., US 127
Description	This Rev. War soldier entered U.S. service from Boone's Station, 1780. Served as garrison guard there and as Indian spy; under Geo. Rogers Clark on raids at Old Chillicothe and Piqua. Marched with Benj. Logan to reinforce troops at Blue Licks; joined survivors of battle to bury the dead. Moved to Owen County ca. 1817. Hunter lived on Big Twin Creek; died and buried there, 1856.
Subjects	Blue Licks, Battle of , Boone, Daniel , Clark, George Rogers , Creeks , Forts and Stations , Logan, Benjamin , Revolutionary War

John Hammon

Marker Number	1575
County	Owen
Location	Near Mussel Shoals Baptist Church, 8 mi. E. of Owenton, KY 330
Description	Born in Virginia, 1760, John Hammon was a Revolutionary War soldier. He served in the battle of King's Mountain, and was also a defender of Bryan's Station in Kentucky, 1782. Shortly afterwards, Hammon joined Colonel Benjamin Logan's expedition against Indian towns in Ohio. Helped establish Mussel Shoals Baptist Church in 1817; buried in churchyard, 1868.
Subjects	Baptist Church , Forts and Stations , Indians , Logan, Benjamin , Revolutionary War

Lincoln County

Marker Number	860
County	Lincoln
Location	Stanford, Courthouse lawn
Description	Benjamin Logan built Logan's Fort at St. Asaphs, mile to west, 1776. Kentucky County, Virginia, formed 1776. First land court, St. Asaphs 1779. Kentucky was made into Lincoln, Jefferson, Fayette counties, 1780. In 1785 part of Lincoln taken for Madison and Mercer counties. Stanford named and made county seat, 1786. Records in courthouse from 1781, oldest in the state.
Subjects	Forts and Stations , Logan, Benjamin

Logan's Station

Marker Number	56
County	Lincoln
Location	Waterworks & Danville Sts., Stanford, US 150
Description	Or St. Asaph. Colonel Benjamin Logan settled here after leaving party of Colonel Henderson at Hazel Patch because of settlement plans. Scene of courageous rescue of fallen companion by Logan in Indian attack (1777).
Subjects	Forts and Stations , Indians , Logan, Benjamin

Skaggs Trace

Marker Number	1622
County	Rockcastle
Location	At Ft. Sequoyah Indian Village, near Rockcastle River bridge, US 25
Description	This trail, from the Hazel Patch to Crab Orchard, crosses Rockcastle County. It was a widely used land route through Kentucky for several years and became part of the Wilderness Road. Daniel Boone crossed the Rockcastle River near here in 1775 in blazing Boone's Trace from Cumberland Gap to Boonesborough. See over. (Reverse) Skaggs Trace - This trace was named for Henry Skaggs, a Long Hunter. Many famous pioneers, including John Floyd, Benjamin Logan and William Whitley, traveled over it. On Oct. 21, 1861, the first Kentucky Civil War battle occurred near here at Camp Wildcat. This first Union victory took place in the Rockcastle Hills. Over.
Subjects	Boone, Daniel , Camps , Civil War , Floyd, John , Logan, Benjamin , Rivers , Roads , Wilderness Road

The Hazel Patch

Marker Number	53
County	Laurel
Location	7 mi. N. of London, KY 490
Description	Half mile east. Crossroads of wilderness. Skaggs Trace, 1769, Boone Trace, 1775. Here Logan disapproved Colonel Henderson's settlement plans and parted company. Site of Wood's Blockhouse, 1793. Earliest permanent building in wilderness.
Subjects	Forts and Stations , Indians , Logan, Benjamin , Roads

The Point

Marker Number	1472
County	Kenton
Location	George Rogers Clark Park, Riverside Dr., Covington
Description	Confluence of Ohio and Licking Rivers. Christopher Gist, Agent of the Ohio Company, was first white man known to have set foot on Point, 1751. The Lieutenant of Kentucky Co., Va., Col. John Bowman, led expedition from here against Shawnee Indians in Ohio, 1777. Governor Isaac Shelby rendezvoused 4,000 Ky. troops here before his victory at the Thames, 1813. Over. (Reverse) Pioneer Leaders Here - Many other pioneer leaders made the Point a base for military operations, among them Benjamin Logan, Daniel Boone, Simon Kenton and George Rogers Clark. In 1780 and 1782 Clark and his 2 regiments met here before crossing the Ohio to attack the Shawnees. Second expedition was to avenge the Battle of Blue Licks; 5 Indian towns were destroyed. See over.
Subjects	Blue Licks, Battle of , Boone, Daniel , Clark, George Rogers , Indians , Kenton, Simon , Kentucky County (Virginia) , Logan, Benjamin , Revolutionary War , Shawnee Indians , Shelby, Isaac , Thames, Battle of , War of 1812

Wilderness Road / Logan’s Station

Marker Number	2177
County	Lincoln
Location	Main St., US 150, Stanford
Description	Benjamin Logan left Boone’s Road, April 15, 1775, following trace that became the final segment of “Wilderness Road.” Logan’s path ran along an obscure trail from this area to Harrodsburg, then to Falls of the Ohio. The intersection of the trails became known as Hazel Patch, a junction 8 miles north of present-day London, Ky. (Reverse) Logan’s Station established May 1, 1775. Also known as St. Asaph, the fort quickly became an important frontier settlement. In May 1775, residents sent representatives to Boonesborough to assist in the formation of the proprietary government of Transylvania. Logan’s Fort later became the town of Stanford.
Subjects	Forts and Stations , Logan, Benjamin , Wilderness Road

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