Glasgow in Barren County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Settles Rifles

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2019

1. Settles Rifles Marker

Inscription. Prized by frontiersmen, now rare collectors' items; they were made by three Settle generations in Barren County. Starting in 1800, William made flintlocks at Rocky Hill. A son, Felix, had shops in Glasgow, Roseville. Felix's sons, Simon and Willis, made rifles in Glasgow, Hiseville, and in Green and Logan counties. Name of maker and place made on all; some dated.

Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 687.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 36° 56.314′ N, 86° 4.129′ W. Marker is in Glasgow, Kentucky, in Barren County. It is on Finney Road (Kentucky Route 252) 0.1 miles Old Road 252, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6356 Finney Road, Glasgow KY 42141, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Country

and in the

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Pennyroyal Region.

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Williams (approx. 8.9 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Williams (approx. 8.9 miles away); Glasgow Municipal Cemetery (approx. 9.2 miles away); Billy Vaughn (approx. 9.4 miles away); In Memory of Our Veterans (approx. 9.4 miles away); Barren County World War I Monument (approx. 9.4 miles away); Luska Joseph Twyman (approx. 9.4 miles away); Willa Brown Chappell (approx. 9½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glasgow.

Other markers no longer nearby. Attack on Fort Williams (was approx. 8.9 miles away but has been permanently removed); Defending Glasgow (was approx. 8.9 miles away but has been permanently removed); General Joseph H. Lewis (was approx. 8.9 miles away

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2019

2. Settles Rifles Marker

but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2019

3. Settles Rifles Marker

Settles Rifle image. Click for full size.

March 22, 2016

4. Settles Rifle

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,841 times since then and 194 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 30, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.