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

Drennon Springs

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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 31, 2021

1. Drennon Springs Marker

Inscription. Discovered & used by Indians for its medical properties. Claimed by Jacob Drennon & Mattmew Bracken, members of the McAfee Company, July 7 1773. Site of Drennon Springs Hotel and Western Military Institute.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is July 7, 1773.

Location. 38° 30.934′ N, 85° 2.731′ W. Marker is near Campbellsburg, Kentucky, in Henry County. It is at the intersection of Troutman Hill Road and Drennon Road, on the right when traveling north on Troutman Hill Road. Marker is in front of Drennon Chapel. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Campbellsburg KY 40011, 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

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Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Earl New Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.7 miles away); Historic Gratz Bridge (approx. 5.7 miles away); Gratz, A Kentucky River Town (approx. 5.7 miles away); Civil War Actions (approx. 8½ miles away); a different marker also named Drennon Springs (approx. 8½ miles away); County Named, 1798 (approx. 8.8 miles away); Grand United Order of Odd Fellows (approx. 8.8 miles away); Old New Liberty / New Liberty, Contd. (approx. 10.2 miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 31, 2021

2. Drennon Springs Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 510 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.