Near Wellsburg in Bracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Mordecai Chalfant House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2019

1. Mordecai Chalfant House Marker

Inscription. This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.

Location. 38° 46.007′ N, 84° 4.966′ W. Marker is near Wellsburg, Kentucky, in Bracken County. It is on Mary Ingles Highway West (Kentucky Route 8) half a mile east of Ashley Drive, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brooksville KY 41004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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: Utopia (approx. 1.6 miles away in Ohio); Walcott Covered Bridge / Covered Bridges

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(approx. 2½ miles away); Locking Through (approx. 3.1 miles away in Ohio); Replacing Chilo (approx. 3.1 miles away in Ohio); The Flood of 1937 (approx. 3.1 miles away in Ohio); Chilo Lock & Dam #34 Powerhouse (approx. 3.1 miles away in Ohio); Search Lights (approx. 3.1 miles away in Ohio); The Chilo Lock and Dam #34 Walking Tour (approx. 3.1 miles away in Ohio).

Regarding Mordecai Chalfant House. Excerpt from the National Register submission:

Built by Mordecai Chalfant, Revolutionary soldier, Pennsylvania Continental Line; born in Chadd's Ford, Pennsylvania 1757.

Also see . . .
1. Mordecai Chalfant House. Kentucky Historic Resources form (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for house's inclusion on the National Register. (National Park Service) (Submitted on March 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. The Mordecai Chalfant House. Chalfant, who served under Capt. Andrew Lynn on the Continental line in Westmoreland County, Penn., moved to Augusta, Kentucky, in 1805 and began building a home for his family. (Miranda Smith, Clio: Your Guide to History, posted Aug.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023

2. Mordecai Chalfant House Marker

14, 2019) (Submitted on March 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 535 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.