Paintsville in Johnson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

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Harman Station

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, February 4, 2015

1. Harman Station Marker

Inscription. First settlement in Eastern Ky. Mathias Harman's hunting party built lodge here 1755. With other Virginians came back, 1787 or 89, built stockade. Indians prevented planting crops. Settlers returned to Virginia. Indians burned fort. Harman and others built enduring station here 2 years later that broke Indian hold on Big Sandy Valley, opened it for settlement.

Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 736.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 37° 44.744′ N, 82° 46.566′ W. Marker was in Paintsville, Kentucky, in Johnson County. It was on Kentucky Route 321 0.2 miles north of Annie's Lane, on the right when traveling south. Marker is adjacent to Paintsville-Prestonsburg/Combs Field. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Paintsville KY 41240, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Eastern Kentucky and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Morgan’s Last Raid (approx. 4.1 miles away); Samuel May / Samuel May House (approx. 4.3 miles away); The May Farm (approx. 4.3 miles

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away); Paintsville (approx. 4.8 miles away); The Walker Expedition (approx. 4.9 miles away); County Named, 1843 (approx. 5 miles away); War on the Big Sandy (approx. 5.1 miles away); a different marker also named Morgan’s Last Raid (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paintsville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Jenny (Jennie) Wiley (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); John C.C. Mayo — “Doer” / John C.C. Mayo — “Dreamer” (was approx. 5.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Story of Harmon Station In Historic Block House Bottom. (Submitted on April 12, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 3,204 times since then and 143 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 12, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.

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