Near London in Laurel County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
McNitt's Defeat
Worst Indian Massacre in all Kentucky
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Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 20, 2021
1. McNitt's Defeat Marker
McNitt's Defeat
October 3rd, 1786
Worst Indian massacre in all Kentucky
Erected 1937 by The Filson Club.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. 37° 5.045′ N, 84° 3.2′ W. Marker is near London, Kentucky, in Laurel County. It is at the intersection of Mountain Life Museum Rd and Levi Jackson Rd (Kentucky Route 1006), on the left when traveling east on Mountain Life Museum Rd. marker is in Levi Jackson State Park, at McNitt Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 998 Levi Jackson Rd, London KY 40744, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky and in the Cumberland Plateau. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Defeated Camp Burial Ground (here, next to this marker); Daniel Boone's Trail (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Levi Jackson Historic Stump (about 400 feet away); Where did Millstones Come From? (about 500 feet away); Dressing a Millstone (about 500 feet away); Millstones Through The Ages (about 600 feet away); "The people went and gathered it and ground it in mills." (about 600 feet away); Laurel County (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in London.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 20, 2021
2. McNitt's Defeat Marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 20, 2021
3. McNitt's Defeat Marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 20, 2021
4. McNitt's Defeat Marker
Tombstones visible behind the marker, inside the stone wall of the cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,406 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 10, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
