Winchester in Clark County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Lulbegrud Creek

Photographed by Frank Profitt, February 8, 2021

1. Lulbegrud Creek Marker

Inscription. Near site of winter camp of Daniel and Squire Boone, Alexander Neeley, and John Stuart, 1769-70. Creek named by these pioneers after "Lorbrulgrud" of Gulliver's Travels, first known book brought to Kentucky. Corrupted to Lulbegrud.

Erected by Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 137.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1769.

Location. 37° 55.515′ N, 83° 59.159′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is in Winchester, Kentucky, in Clark County. It is on Winchester Road (Kentucky Route 15) 0.2 miles south of Goosey Road, on the right when traveling east. Located at the Clark-Powell County Line on KY 15. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13735 Ironworks Rd, Winchester KY 40391, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Bluegrass Region

and in Greater Lexington Area.

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 location, measured as the crow flies: Indian Old Fields (approx. 1.2 miles away); Pilot Knob (approx. 1.7 miles away); Daniel Boone's Settlement / Scholl's Station-Schollsville (approx. 5.3 miles away); Clay City Timber Industry / Early Iron Works (approx. 5.7 miles away); Collecting Red River's History

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(approx. 5.7 miles away); Courthouse Burned (approx. 8½ miles away); Persian Gulf War Memorial (approx. 8½ miles away); War Memorial (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winchester.

Additional keywords. Daniel Boone

Photographed by Frank Profitt, February 8, 2021

2. Lulbegrud Creek Marker

Photographed by Frank Profitt, February 8, 2021

3. Lulbegrud Creek Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2021, by Frank Profitt of Georgetown, Kentucky. This page has been viewed 2,444 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 16, 2021, by Frank Profitt of Georgetown, Kentucky. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.