Boxville in Union County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Richards Home Site

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

1. Richards Home Site Marker

Inscription. Lewis Richards, born Va., 1754. Sergeant with Gen. George R. Clark when he built first blockhouse at site of present Cincinnati. Went on, in attempt to save Kentuckians captured by English and Indians, 1779. Unable to overtake them, destroyed the Indian villages at Chillicothe and Piqua. Richards was a volunteer at battle of Blue Licks, 1782. Died here in 1846.

Erected 1965 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 842.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1754.

Location. 37° 37.38′ N, 87° 49.033′ W. Marker is in Boxville, Kentucky, in Union County. It is at the intersection of Kentucky Route 56 and Route 983, on the right when traveling east on Kentucky Route 56. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morganfield KY 42437, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region

and in the Western Coal Field.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nally Spa (approx. 4.2 miles away); St. Vincent's Academy (approx. 5.6 miles away); Camp Breckinridge

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(approx. 5.9 miles away); Baseball Great (approx. 5.9 miles away); Earle C. Clements (approx. 6.4 miles away); George Huston (approx. 6.7 miles away); Morgan Springs (approx. 6.8 miles away); Lincoln Spoke Here (approx. 6.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Battle of Blue Licks. (Submitted on September 20, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

2. Richards Home Site Marker

The view east on Kentucky Highway 56. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

3. The view east on Kentucky Highway 56.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 727 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 20, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.