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Abraham Lincoln's First School
(Marker Number: 1482)

County: Larue
Location: Athertonville, US 31-E

Description: Lincoln's formal education began in a primitive log cabin near this site. While the Lincoln family was living on Knob Creek, he and his sister Sarah attended ABC schools for a short period of time. First school taught by Zachariah Riney; the second by Caleb Hazel. The Lincolns' home stood 2 miles south on the old Cumberland Road.

(Subjects: Creeks | Lincoln, Abraham)

Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church
(Marker Number: 2064)

County: Allen
Location: 3 mi. north of Scottsville on Old US 31-E

Description: Congregation founded 1801. Services held, uninterrupted, except for a Sunday in Nov. 1862, because of "Army passing down the pike and the house having sick soldiers in it." Called "Difficult" and located near Big Difficult Cr. whose name chosen because fords on creek were hard to predict. By 1810 permanent church built and renamed Bethlehem.

(Reverse) Bethlehem Church - Church constituted by Elders John Hightower, Alexander Devin, Joseph Logan and eight members: James and Margaret Atwood, Wm. and Dorcas Strait, Wm. and Mary Thos., Polly Richey and Thos. Spillman. Elder Joseph Logan was first pastor. Slaves were members, 1819. Church voted to erect new house of worship, 1847; present edifice built, 1910. Presented by Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church.

(Subjects: Baptist Church | Creeks)

Cabin Creek Bridge
(Marker Number: 1572)

County: Lewis
Location: 4.5 mi. NW of Tollesboro, KY 984

Description: Built ca. 1870, this 114 ft. covered bridge spans Cabin Creek. The name of the builder is unknown. It was constructed on Burr truss design, with laminated arches and truss rods added later. Louis Bower employed arches in early 1900s. Lack of siding creates a window effect along entire length. Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1976.

(Reverse) Covered Bridges - Covered bridges were first built in the 1790s but did not become widely popular until after 1814. They were covered to protect them from the weather. At one time there were more than 400 covered bridges in Ky. The timbered spans have played a romantic role in our history. Some were destroyed during the Civil War. The remaining ones are a nostalgic link with the past.

(Subjects: Covered Bridges | Creeks | National Register of Historic Places)

Campbellsville Baptist Church
(Marker Number: 1729)

County: Taylor
Location: 420 N. Central Ave., Campbellsville, KY 527

Description: Taylor County's oldest congregation began with Pitman Creek, organized 1791, and Robinson Creek, founded by 1793. They combined to form the "Church Pitman," which became Campbellsville Baptist Church, 1852, located on No. Columbia Ave. Frame building there was used by court during the Civil War after Confederates burned the courthouse. Presented by Campbellsville Baptist Church.

(Reverse) Campbellsville Baptist Church - In 1889, Shuttleworth Memorial Baptist Church, now the Library, replaced 1852 building. In 1915-1916, a church with domed ceiling and four walls of stained glass windows was erected; destroyed by fire, 1962. The present Greek Revival edifice was erected in 1963. Of group's origin, only Pitman and Robinson church cemeteries still remain. Presented by Campbellsville Baptist Church.

(Subjects: Baptist Church | Cemeteries | Civil War | Courthouses | Creeks)

Capt. John Craig's Fort
(Marker Number: 1624)

County: Woodford
Location: At church, near Jct. KY 33 & 169

Description: John Craig, who was Commander during siege at Bryan's Station in August, 1782, and one of the first trustees of Transylvania Seminary, built a fort and settled near here on Clear Creek in early 1783. He gave land inducements in exchange for assistance in building the fort and blockhouse. Many descendants of these settlers still live in the area. Over.

(Reverse) Clear Creek Baptist Church - Land for this church was deeded to the trustees of Clear Creek by John Craig, whose fort was nearby. Church was established in April, 1785; John Taylor was the first pastor. During Great Revival its membership grew to about 500. Outgrowths of this congregation have been Hillsborough, Griers Creek and Versailles Baptist churches. See over.

(Subjects: Baptist Church | Creeks | Forts and Stations | Revolutionary War | Transylvania University)

Colville Covered Bridge
(Marker Number: 1566)

County: Bourbon
Location: 4 mi. NW of Millersburg, US 68

Description: Built in 1877, this bridge spans Hinkston Creek. It is of Burr truss construction, which is the multiple king post type. The single span is 124 feet long and 18 feet wide. It was restored by Louis Bower in 1913 and by his son "Stock," 1937. In 1976, Colville is the last surviving bridge in Bourbon Co. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1974.

(Reverse) Covered Bridges - Covered bridges were first built in the 1790s but did not become widely popular until after 1814. They were covered to protect them from the weather. At one time there were more than 400 covered bridges in Ky. The timbered spans have played a romantic role in our history. Some were destroyed during the Civil War. The remaining ones are a nostalgic link with the past.

(Subjects: Covered Bridges | Creeks | National Register of Historic Places)

Doe Run Creek Historic District
(Marker Number: 1755)

County: Meade
Location: S. of Brandenburg, at Doe Run Inn, KY 448

Description: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Creek discovered by Squire Boone and John McKinney, 1778. District includes one of oldest mills in Ky., built before 1792 by Jonathan Essery. Mill operated until 1900 when converted to resort; became Doe Run Inn, 1927. Another mill, three houses (one log) and county's first hydro-electric plant also in district.

(Subjects: Boone, Squire | Creeks | Inns | National Register of Historic Places)

Donaldson
(Marker Number: 1892)

County: Trigg
Location: 8 mi. S. of Cadiz, Jct. KY 807 & 1062

Description: This community was first settled ca. 1798. Among the prominent Revolutionary War veterans who settled here were John Cohoon, James Thomas, Sr., and Nathan Futrell. These early pioneers cleared forests, planted crops and orchards, set up lumber and grist mills and distilleries. Donaldson post office, established 1855, was on this site 1894-1913. See over.

(Reverse) Donaldson - This seven-mile-long valley has numerous fresh-water springs that feed Donaldson Creek. It was once a hunting ground for the Chickasaw Indian tribe. Area was part of Christian County until Trigg was created in 1820. Donaldson precinct formed in 1917; citizens voted here for more than forty years. Over.

(Subjects: Creeks | Grist Mills | Indians | Post Office | Revolutionary War)

Drury Bridges (Bridgers, Bridger) 1765-1840
(Marker Number: 1788)

County: Trigg
Location: Maple Grove, 8 mi. S. of Cadiz, KY 1062

Description: This Trigg County pioneer came to Ky. from N.C. in 1804 and built a cabin here, near Beechy Fork Creek, on 851/2-acre land grant. Born 1765; son of Wm. Bridgers, patriot who helped N.C. troops during Rev. War. Direct descendant of Joseph Bridger (1628-1686), influential Royalist and member of Virginia House of Burgesses. See over.

(Reverse) Drury Bridges (Bridgers, Bridger) 1765-1840 - Bridges married Charity Calhoun in 1790; they had seven children. Active in the community, the couple became charter members of Donaldson Creek Baptist Church, 1814. Their home was later site of Maple Grove post office. Drury Bridges died in 1840; his wife in 1852. Both are buried in family cemetery nearby. Presented by The Thomas-Bridges Assn.

(Subjects: Baptist Church | Creeks | Revolutionary War)

Edward Boone (1740-80)
(Marker Number: 2059)

County: Bourbon
Location: 870 See Rd., 3/4 mi. N. of Jct. KY 537 & See Rd.

Description: Death site of Edward Boone, a brother of renowned Kentucky pioneer Daniel Boone. Edward was killed by Indians here Oct. 1780 at age 40 while hunting with Daniel. Boone Creek named for Edward. Daniel and Edward wed sisters, Rebecca and Martha Bryan, whose family built and settled Bryan Station near Lexington. Presented by The Boone Society, Inc.

(Subjects: Boone, Daniel | Creeks | Forts and Stations | Indians)

First Crop
(Marker Number: 1279)

County: Boyle
Location: Danville, Courthouse lawn, US 127

Description: Kentucky's first recorded hemp crop, 1775, was on Clark's Run Creek, near Danville. Grown by Archibald McNeill, who brought the first seed with him when he located here. Hemp production spread slowly throughout the area, but Boyle County later became one of ten Bluegrass counties which together produced over 90 percent of entire US yield in 1889. Over.

(Reverse) Hemp in Kentucky First crop grown, 1775. From 1840 to 1860, Ky. production largest in U.S. Peak in 1850 was 40,000 tons, value of $5,000,000. Scores of factories made twine, rope, gunny sacks, bags for cotton picking and marketing. State's largest cash crop until 1915. Market lost to imported jute, freed of tariff. As war measure, hemp grown again during World War II. See over.

(Subjects: Creeks | Hemp | World War II)

Forks of Dix River Baptist Church
(Marker Number: 1617)

County: Garrard
Location: 6 mi. N. of Lancaster, US 27

Description: Constituted at Forks of Dix River, 1782, by Lewis Craig of "Traveling Church." Log church built here on Sugar Creek. John Routt gave one-acre tract for church and stone edifice erected, 1823. It was later torn down and used for foundation of present brick church, dedicated 1850. Randolph Hall, the first pastor, served in Rev. War.

(Subjects: Baptist Church | Creeks | Revolutionary War)

Founder's Shack-1917
(Marker Number: 1532)

County: Knott
Location: Pippa Passes, KY 899

Description: Built for Alice Geddes Lloyd by Caney Creek residents to educate their children. Mrs. Lloyd worked to educate leaders for service to the people of this area. Friends helped, and through Mrs. Lloyd's leadership, the Caney Creek Community Center, Alice Lloyd College and over 100 schools in Eastern Kentucky were formed. Presented by East Kentucky Health Services Center.

(Subjects: Creeks)

Grave of Hancock Taylor
(Marker Number: 1685)

County: Madison
Location: Approx. 1 mi. W. of Richmond, KY 52

Description: On Taylor's fork of Silver Creek, .7 mi. east, is burial place of Hancock Taylor. This pioneer was at Falls of Ohio in 1769 enroute to New Orleans and surveying in Ky. by 1773. A deputy surveyor under Wm. Preston, he was near mouth of Ky. River when shot by Indians in July 1774. Taylor rejoined party, and these companions brought him just south of Richmond, where he died.

(Subjects: Creeks | Falls of the Ohio | Indians | Rivers)

Harrod's Creek
(Marker Number: 2038)

County: Jefferson
Location: Louisville, NE corner of Shirley Ave. & Salt River Rd.

Description: James Taylor (1885-1965) was chiefly responsible for the modern Harrods Creek community. Ambitious entrepreneur, Taylor purchased land from Mary Shirley Helm in 1919 and began to sell lots to other African Americans in 1923. The Taylor Subdivision became the nucleus for a thriving suburban African American community. Presented by African American Heritage Foundation.

(Reverse) Harrod's Creek - African American community near Harrods Creek developed after Civil War when large estates were subdivided and African Americans settled in southern Oldham Co., along Harrods Cr., in Prospect, and in "The Neck" near Hoskins Rd. The Jacob School, built 1916 and named for former slave Jefferson Jacob, is a surviving landmark. Presented by African American Heritage Foundation.

(Subjects: African American | Creeks | Schools)

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)

Johnson Creek Bridge
(Marker Number: 1567)

County: Robertson
Location: Alhambra, KY 1029, 13/4 mi. NE of KY 165

Description: This covered bridge was erected, 1874, by the noted bridge builder Jacob N. Bower. It is 114 ft. long, 16 ft. wide and has a Smith-type truss reinforced with arches. With 2 spans, it crosses Johnson Creek over an old Buffalo Trace, near Blue Licks Battlefield. Partially destroyed by fire; rebuilt, 1910. Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1976.

(Reverse) Covered Bridges - Covered bridges were first built in the 1790s but did not become widely popular until after 1814. They were covered to protect them from the weather. At one time there were more than 400 covered bridges in Ky. The timbered spans have played a romantic role in our history. Some were destroyed during the Civil War. The remaining ones are a nostalgic link with the past.

(Subjects: Blue Licks, Battle of | Buffalo Trace | Covered Bridges | Creeks | National Register of Historic Places)

Kenton Ambushes Indians
(Marker Number: 1614)

County: Bracken
Location: Foster, KY 8

Description: In summer of 1793 Indians crossed Ohio River, hid canoes at mouth of Holt's Creek, site of Foster, and proceeded to Bourbon Co. to steal horses. Simon Kenton secured a small group to ambush them on their return. After lying concealed for four days, Kenton's men were successful; they killed six of the enemy, scattered the others, and retrieved the horses.

(Subjects: Creeks | Indians | Kenton, Simon | Rivers)

Labrot & Graham Distillery
(Marker Number: 1986)

County: Woodford
Location: 7855 McCracken Pike, Versailles

Description: One of Kentucky's oldest working distilleries was built on Grassy Springs Branch of Glenn's Creek by Elijah Pepper about 1812. His son, Oscar Pepper, later hired Dr. James Crow as master distiller. Crow perfected the art of bourbon making by introducing scientific methods. The Labrot & Graham Distillery succeeded Old Pepper's in 1878. Presented by Brown-Forman Corp.

(Subjects: Creeks | Distilleries)

Labrot & Graham Distillery
(Marker Number: 1987)

County: Woodford
Location: Jct. US 60 & Grassy Spring Road, Versailles

Description: One of Kentucky's oldest working distilleries was built on Grassy Springs Branch of Glenn's Creek by Elijah Pepper about 1812. His son, Oscar Pepper, later hired Dr. James Crow as master distiller. Crow perfected the art of bourbon making by introducing scientific methods. The Labrot & Graham Distillery succeeded Old Pepper's in 1878. Presented by Brown-Forman Corp.

(Subjects: Creeks | Distilleries)

Leslie/Lesley Settlement
(Marker Number: 2034)

County: Pike
Location: Mountain Pub Links, Lower John's Creek Rd.

Description: This early permanent settlement in the Big Sandy Valley was named for Rev. War veteran Wm. Robert Leslie (1729-1802). Leslie moved to this site at John's Creek ca. 1790. His son Robert joined him shortly before his father's death. William and Robert are buried in separate plots on original settlement site. Presented by Leslie/Lesley Family Association.

(Subjects: Creeks | Revolutionary War)

Lindsay's Station
(Marker Number: 218)

County: Scott
Location: 1 mi. N. of Stamping Ground, Jct. KY 227 & 368, Cedar Pk.

Description: Anthony Lindsay chose this site for his station, built about 1790. lt was located near Lecompte's Run, a branch of the Elkhorn named for Charles Lecompte, who was here with William McConnell and others in 1775. The station was on old buffalo trace, leading north to Ohio River, and was a regular stop for travelers and traders. Lindsay's grave is 100 yds. north.

(Subjects: Buffalo Trace | Creeks | Forts and Stations | McConnell, William | Roads)

Low Dutch Station
(Marker Number: 1848)

County: Jefferson
Location: At Jct. of Brown's Ln., Bowling Pkwy., & Kresge's Way, St. Matthews

Description: In 1780 Hendrick Banta led large group of Dutch pioneers from Pa. They rented land from John Floyd and built Low Dutch (New Holland) Station here, one of six pioneer forts on Beargrass Creek. Fleeing from Indians, group later bought land from Squire Boone in Henry and Shelby counties. This property was acquired in 1810 by James Brown of Md., a leading agriculturalist.

(Subjects: Boone, Squire | Creeks | Floyd, John | Forts and Stations | Indians)

Madison's Land
(Marker Number: 1242)

County: Daviess
Location: 2 mi. E. of Sorgho, KY 54

Description: James Madison, 4th U.S. president, and wife, Dolly, owned 2,000 acres along Panther Creek, now Daviess County. Land held by them until sold in smaller acreages, 1832-34. Madison was member of Continental Congress, 1780-83, 86-88, and of Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787. Member of first Congresses, 1789-97. Sec. of State, 1801-09. President of United States, 1809-17.

(Subjects: Creeks | Madison, James)

McFadin's Station
(Marker Number: 1665)

County: Warren
Location: KY 1402, Porter Pike, Bowling Green

Description: First settlement in Warren County, 1/4 mi. east, was on north side of Barren River near mouth of Drake's Creek. Andrew McFadin, Rev. War soldier from N.C., surveyed area and established station, 1785. It was a popular stopover on Cumberland Trace. Emmett Logan, a Louisville Times editor, once owned land where station stood. Henry Watterson was frequent visitor to his home.

(Subjects: Creeks | Cumberland Trace | Forts and Stations | Revolutionary War | Rivers)

Moore's Mill
(Marker Number: 2041)

County: Monroe
Location: 3.5 mi. SE of Tompkinsville, KY 163

Description: Phillip Moore purchased a steam saw mill on Meshack Creek from S. A. Moore, 1874. Phillip's son Joel and 4 grandsons eventually moved mill here. In 1929 the expanded lumber mill was among first mills in area to operate at night with electric lights. Phillip's grandson, George Moore, owned mill from 1941 until his death in 1965. Presented by the Moore Family.

(Reverse) (Metal photos of mill on reverse side)

(Subjects: Creeks | Mills)

Preston's Cave Spring
(Marker Number: 1557)

County: Fayette
Location: Dunkirk Dr., Lexington

Description: The stream in this valley emerges from a cave. It was part of l,000-acre Cave Spring Tract, on waters of South Elkhorn Creek, owned by Col. William Preston. The water is connected underground with sinking spring of William McConnell. Colonel Preston was official surveyor for Fincastle Co. who directed military surveys in Kentucky for colony of Virginia. Presented by Lexington-Fayette Co. Historic Commission.

(Subjects: Creeks | McConnell, William)

Rev. William Downs
(Marker Number: 1834)

County: Ohio
Location: 415 Mulberry St., Hartford

Description: This orator, debater, and minister was also a teacher, Bible scholar, and hymn composer. He preached near the Lincoln home on Knob Creek and baptized Abraham's father, Thomas Lincoln. William Downs was born 1782 in old fort at site of Hartford. Father killed by Indians. William's brother Thomas also became pioneer Baptist preacher. William died 1860, near Hartford.

(Subjects: Baptist Church | Creeks | Lincoln, Abraham | Lincoln, Thomas)

Ringos Mill Covered Bridge
(Marker Number: 1568)

County: Fleming
Location: KY 158, Fox Creek

Description: This bridge and the surrounding community developed because of a grist mill operating on Fox Creek in the mid-1800s. The single span structure is 86 ft. long and built, 1867, on popular Burr truss design. The original yellow pine trusses remain. Abutments are of "red stone" covered with a concrete facing. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1976.

(Reverse) Covered Bridges - Covered bridges were first built in the 1790s but did not become widely popular until after 1814. They were covered to protect them from the weather. At one time there were more than 400 covered bridges in Ky. The timbered spans have played a romantic role in our history. Some were destroyed during the Civil War. The remaining ones are a nostalgic link with the past.

(Subjects: Covered Bridges | Creeks | Grist Mills | National Register of Historic Places)

Shandy Hall (Princeton)
(Marker Number: 1902)

County: Caldwell
Location: Big Spring Park, E. Washington St., Princeton

Description: Shandy Hall, two-story frame home built on bluff above Big Spring, built by William Prince on his 200-acre survey made in 1798. Prince, a Rev. War veteran from S.C., began town on waters of Eddy Creek. In 1817, Princetown became county seat of Caldwell Co. Changed to Princeton the next year, it was situated on 50-acre donation of Prince heirs. Presented by Caldwell Co. Bicentennial Committee and The Ky. Bicentennial Commission.

(Subjects: Creeks | Revolutionary War)

Shaw's Station
(Marker Number: 1980)

County: Grayson
Location: Leitchfield, Shaw's Station Rd.

Description: Named for Benham (Bonum) Shaw, this pioneer settlement (today's Leitchfield) was located at the headwaters of Beaver Dam Creek. This station was a stop along the important trail which ran from settlements at Nashville, Tenn., northward to Louisville, Ky. Shaw was pioneer to Severns Valley, ca. 1779. A creek in present-day Elizabethtown also bears his name.

(Reverse) Beaver Dam Creek Baptist Church - Now known as First Baptist Church of Leitchfield, Beaver Dam Creek Baptist Church was constituted May 29, 1804; became member of Salem Assoc. Later joined Goshen Assoc. upon its formation in 1817. Pioneer Benham Shaw was deacon at Beaver Dam Creek Baptist Church. Presented by First Baptist Church and Grayson County Tourism Commission.

(Subjects: Baptist Church | Creeks | Forts and Stations)

Site of Barnes Mill
(Marker Number: 1871)

County: Madison
Location: Barnes Mill Rd., approx. 8 mi. from Richmond

Description: Here a mill operated continuously by same family for over one hundred years. Elias Barnes, Sr., a Rev. War soldier, built mill on Silver Creek by 1796. It passed to Elias, Jr., a blacksmith, and then to his son James, a captain in the Mexican War. Other family members operated Barnes Mill until ca. 1913. Barnes Mill Pike is all that remains. Presented by Mrs. Jamie Bronston Long.

(Subjects: Creeks | Mexican War | Mills | Revolutionary War)

Site of Randolph McCoy House
(Marker Number: 2062)

County: Pike
Location: 4 1/2 miles from Toler, KY 319

Description: House was located on Blackberry Fork of Pond Creek. It burned Jan. 1, 1888, during a Hatfield raid. Two of Randolph's children, Alifair and Calvin, were killed in attack; their mother Sally was badly injured. Randolph and other children escaped. Site is part of Hatfield-McCoy Feud Historic Dist. Presented by Pikeville-Pike County Tourism.

(Subjects: Creeks | McCoy, Randolph)

South Elkhorn Christian Church
(Marker Number: 1636)

County: Fayette
Location: US 68, 5 mi. south of Lexington

Description: An outgrowth of Lewis Craig's "Traveling Church," this is oldest continuous congregation north of Ky. River. It arrived here from Gilbert's Creek in 1783. Originally Baptist, became Christian Church, ca. 1830, influenced by B. W. Stone and Alex. Campbell. Prominent pastors include Jacob Creath, Sr., Jacob Creath, Jr., and Elder John Smith. Present sanctuary rebuilt, 1870.

(Subjects: Campbell, Alexander | Christian Church | Creeks | Rivers)

Switzer Covered Bridge
(Marker Number: 1571)

County: Franklin
Location: KY 1262, Switzer

Description: Franklin County's only covered bridge spans North Elkhorn Creek and is 120 ft. long and 11 ft. wide. It was built by George Hockensmith circa 1855. Each entrance has a sawtooth edge; the lattice is pinned with trunnels (treenails). Restored in 1906 by Louis Bower. Closed to traffic in 1954. This bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1974.

(Reverse) Covered Bridges - Covered bridges were first built in the 1790s but did not become widely popular until after 1814. They were covered to protect them from the weather. At one time there were more than 400 covered bridges in Ky. The timbered spans have played a romantic role in our history. Some were destroyed during the Civil War. The remaining ones are a nostalgic link with the past.

(Subjects: Covered Bridges | Creeks | National Register of Historic Places)

Taylorsville
(Marker Number: 1748)

County: Spencer
Location: Taylorsville, KY 55

Description: Named in honor of Virginia native Richard Taylor, who donated sixty acres of land in 1799 for a town at forks of Brashear's Creek and Salt River. Taylor operated a grist mill nearby. Town became county seat of Spencer in December 1824. Four of earliest trustees of Taylorsville were Robert Jeffries, George Cravinston, Philip W. Taylor, and Benjamin Bourne.

(Subjects: Creeks | Grist Mills | Rivers)

Town Branch
(Marker Number: 1556)

County: Fayette
Location: Vine St., Lexington

Description: Under Vine Street flows the Town Branch of Elkhorn, the stream upon whose banks Lexington was established in 1779. Used in the early days to bring merchandise to Lexington from Ohio River. On Town Branch was launched Edward West's steamboat in 1793. Heavy floods troubled Lexington until a large underground channel was built in 1930s. Presented by Lexington-Fayette Co. Historic Commission.

(Subjects: Creeks | Inventors | Lexington | Steamboats)

Williamsburg/Orangeburg
(Marker Number: 2001)

County: Mason
Location: Orangeburg, Main St., KY 1234 & 1449

Description: Established as Williamsburg, 1796. Named for John Williams, co-founder with Moses Bennett and Harry Parker. Village located on Stone Lick Creek, along Cabin Creek War Road, a main path into central Ky. for early pioneers. Name changed to Orangeburg in 1836, to honor a leading citizen, Providence Orange Pickering; town incorporated, 1860. Presented by Mason County Fiscal Court.

(Subjects: Creeks | Roads)

Yatesville Covered Bridge - 1/2 mile
(Marker Number: 1583)

County: Lawrence
Location: N. of Louisa at Yatesville, KY 3

Description: Built ca. 1900 of William Howe's truss design, the single-span wooden structure is 130 feet long and crosses Blaine Creek. The board-and-batten siding is open at the top under the eaves in a window effect, and corrugated tin provides roofing. Bridge was in general use until 1965. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1976.

(Reverse) Covered Bridges - Covered bridges were first built in the 1790s but did not become widely popular until after 1814. They were covered to protect them from the weather. At one time there were more than 400 covered bridges in Ky. The timbered spans have played a romantic role in our history. Some were destroyed during the Civil War. The remaining ones are a nostalgic link with the past.

(Subjects: Covered Bridges | Creeks | National Register of Historic Places)