Near Salyersville in Magoffin County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

First Settlement

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 19, 2022

1. First Settlement Marker

Inscription. Archibald Prater, John Williams, Ebenezer Hanna, Clayton Cook and others attempted to settle here in 1794 but were driven out by Indians. They returned in 1800 and settled Licking Station on hill in horse shoe bend of river, a good defense against Indians.

Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society. (Marker Number 202.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.

Location. 37° 44.672′ N, 83° 4.87′ W. Marker is near Salyersville, Kentucky, in Magoffin County. It can be reached from Licking Station Road 0.1 miles south of West Maple Street (U.S. 460), on the right when traveling south. Marker is in the Gardner Farmstead Historic Site. It is leaning against the chimney of the main house. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salyersville KY 41465, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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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 Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ivy Point Skirmishes (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named First Settlement (approx. 0.2 miles away); Legends in Blue and Gray (approx. 0.8 miles away); Magoffin County Sesquicentennial Anniversary (approx. 0.9 miles away); County Named, 1860 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wm. "Uncle Billie" Adams (approx. 0.9 miles away); Reuben Patrick Grave (approx. 4.6 miles away); Civil War Action (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salyersville.

More about this marker. It previously was located at U.S. 460 and KY-7, but was replaced in 1994 by a nearly identical marker located about a quarter mile away.

Also see . . . Gardner Farmstead (PDF).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 19, 2022

2. First Settlement Marker

Marker is resting against the chimney.

National Register of Historic Places nomination for the farmstead, which was listed in 2015. (National Park Service) (Submitted on December 6, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 551 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.