Near Pleasureville in Henry County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Dutch Colony Here

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 12, 2019

1. Dutch Colony Here Marker

Low Dutch Settlements in Kentucky
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Inscription. In 1780 communal colonists came from Pennsylvania to Mercer County, Kentucky. In 1784 thirty of the families came here, purchased 10,000 acres from Squire Boone. Lived in log fort. Managed by Abraham Banta, George Bergen made trustee later. Shaker missionaries from New York tried to convert colonists, 1804. Their doctrine accepted by a few, who followed John Banta to Mercer County.

Erected 1965 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 852.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Communal and Utopian Societies, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 38° 20.977′ N, 85° 5.684′ W. Marker is near Pleasureville, Kentucky, in Henry County. It is on Castle Highway (U.S. 421) south of Main Street (Route 241), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pleasureville KY 40057, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Pollard Inn (approx. 3.9 miles away); Confederate Soldiers Monument (approx. 4.7 miles away); Eminence College Site / Rev. W.S. Giltner

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(approx. 4.8 miles away); Grand United Order of Odd Fellows (approx. 7.1 miles away); County Named, 1798 (approx. 7.1 miles away); Drennon Springs (approx. 7.4 miles away); Civil War Actions (approx. 7½ miles away); Brownlea Farms (approx. 8.8 miles away).

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Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 12, 2019

2. Dutch Colony Here Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,414 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.