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By Matt Carter, November 22, 2009 | |
| | | 1. New Zion Marker | | |
Inscription. On Nov. 23, 1872, former slaves Calvin Hamilton and Primus Keene purchased 23 acres. They sold plots to other freedmen and formed black community of Briar Hill; it was later named New Zion. Keene sold land for community well, school, and church. Calvin Hamilton's home survives. Descendants of founders still live in New Zion. Presented by Scott County Fiscal Court.
Erected 1993 by Kentucky Historical Society. (Marker Number 1938.)
Location. 38° 10.645′ N, 84° 29.314′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, Kentucky, in Scott County. Marker is on State Highway 922 0.2 miles south of Lemmons Mill Road, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Georgetown KY 40324, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Man o' War (approx. 2.6 miles away); Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Confederate Governor (approx. 6.6 miles away); Choctaw Indian Academy (approx. 6.7 miles away); Eastern State Hospital (approx. 8 miles away); Bryan's Station (approx. 8.1 miles away); Lexington Cemetery (approx. 8.5 miles away); Vertner Woodson Tandy (approx. 8.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Georgetown.
Credits. This page originally submitted on September 17, 2010, by Matt Carter of Lexington, Kentucky. This page has been viewed 444 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on September 17, 2010, by Matt Carter of Lexington, Kentucky. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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