Near Beverly in Clay County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Log Cabin, Pre-1800

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2022

1. Log Cabin, Pre-1800 Marker

Inscription. On these grounds of the Red Bird River Community Hospital of the Evangelical United Brethren Church Center is log cabin built before 1800. Erected by Dillion Asher. Born, 1774, died, 1844. Buried near log house. Asher was keeper of first toll-gate in Kentucky, near Pineville. Established by legislature, 1795; fees paid for improvements on Wilderness Road.

Erected by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 723.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 37° 0.632′ N, 83° 31.641′ W. Marker is near Beverly, Kentucky, in Clay County. It is at the intersection of Queendale Center and Dorm Road, on the right when traveling north on Queendale Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 53 Queendale Center, Essie KY 40827, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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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 Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Gilbert, Sr. Memorial Highway (approx. 11.6 miles away); Chief Red Bird (approx. 11.6 miles away); Hurricane Creek Mine Disaster (approx. 12.8 miles away); Hurricane Creek Miner Memorial (approx. 12.8 miles away); Mary Breckinridge (approx. 13.4 miles away); Leslie County Veterans Memorial (approx. 13½ miles away); Redbud Capital of the World (approx. 13½ miles away); Sgt. Willie Sandlin (approx. 13½ miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2022

2. Log Cabin, Pre-1800 Marker

The Asher Log Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2022

3. The Asher Log Cabin

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,037 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.