Maple Grove in Trigg County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Drury Bridges (Bridgers, Bridger)

1765-1840

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 14, 2021

1. Drury Bridges (Bridgers, Bridger) Marker (side A)

Inscription. This Trigg Co. pioneer came to Ky. from N. C. in 1804 and built a cabin here, near Beechy Fork Creek, on 85½ acre land grant. Born 1765; son of Wm. Bridgers, patriot who helped N.C. troops during Rev. War. Direct descendant of Joseph Bridger (1628-1686), influential Royalist and member of Virginia House of Burgesses.

Bridges married Charity Calhoun in 1790; they had seven children. Active in the community, the couple became charter members of Donaldson Creek Baptist Church, 1814. Their home was later site of Maple Grove post office. Drury Bridges died in 1840; his wife in 1852. Both are buried in family cemetery nearby.
Presented by The Thomas-Bridges Assn.

Erected 1986 by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1788.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.

Location. 36° 46.359′ N, 87° 53.749′ W. Marker is in Maple Grove, Kentucky, in Trigg County. It is on Maple Grove Road (Kentucky Route

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1062) 0.2 miles south of Beechy Fork Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cadiz KY 42211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Maple Grove School (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lower Donaldson School (approx. 1½ miles away); Donaldson (approx. 1½ miles away); Donaldson Creek Baptist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); James Thomas, Jr. (approx. 1.7 miles away); Thomas's Cabinet Shop / Thomas's Mill (approx. 1.7 miles away); Perry Thomas (approx. 2.1 miles away); Upper Donaldson School (approx. 2½ miles away).

Drury Bridges (Bridgers, Bridger) Marker (side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 14, 2021

2. Drury Bridges (Bridgers, Bridger) Marker (side B)

Drury Bridges (Bridgers, Bridger) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 14, 2021

3. Drury Bridges (Bridgers, Bridger) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.