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Georgetown in Scott County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
 

New Zion

 
 
New Zion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed 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.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1797.
 
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. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Georgetown KY 40324, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Dr. Robert Peter (approx. 1.6 miles away); Secretariat (approx. 2.6 miles away); Man o' War/Isaac Burns Murphy Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Man o' War (approx. 2.6 miles away);
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Isaac Burns Murphy (approx. 2.6 miles away); Descendants in Man o' War's Memorial Gravesite (approx. 2.6 miles away); African Americans in Racing (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Mostest Hoss (approx. 2.6 miles away).
 
New Zion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Frank Profitt, December 19, 2020
2. New Zion Marker
New Zion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Frank Profitt, December 19, 2020
3. New Zion Marker
New Zion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Frank Profitt, December 19, 2020
4. New Zion Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2010, by Matt Carter of Lexington, Kentucky. This page has been viewed 1,228 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on September 17, 2010, by Matt Carter of Lexington, Kentucky.   2, 3, 4. submitted on December 20, 2020, by Frank Profitt of Georgetown, Kentucky. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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