Lewis Township in Augusta in Bracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Fort Ancient Village at Augusta / Who Were Fort Ancient People?

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023

1. Fort Ancient Village at Augusta / Who Were Fort Ancient People? side of marker

Inscription. Fort Ancient Village at Augusta Augusta is located on the site of a major settlement of the Fort Ancient people, who lived here between AD 1500 and 1650. The village consisted of large communal houses built around a central plaza. Archaeologists documented artifacts & burials over a wide area. The village was abandoned by 1650.

Who were Fort Ancient People? Fort Ancient people lived in the middle Ohio River Valley from AD 1000 to 1750. They lived in villages, grew crops (including corn, beans and squash), hunted, fished, made salt, and traded goods, like marine shell, with other villages throughout the region. Fort Ancient people preceded Shawnee and other tribes.
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Erected 2019 by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2583.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Native Americans. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1500.

Location. 38° 46.391′ N, 84° 0.53′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Kentucky, in Bracken County. It is in Lewis Township. Marker is at the intersection

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of West 2nd Street and Park View Street, on the right when traveling east on West 2nd Street. Marker is in Appelman Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Augusta KY 41002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Judge JR Minor Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Philip Buckner (1747-1820) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Joshua T. Bradford Home & Office (about 500 feet away); The Battle of Augusta Walking Tour (about 600 feet away); Schoolfield Preparatory School (about 600 feet away); Weeping Eye Gorget / General John Payne (approx. 0.2 miles away); Built by B.F. Powers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Augusta In Civil War (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.

Also see . . . Fort Ancient Village. Since 1796 – the beginning of non-Native settlement at the confluence of Bracken Creek and the Ohio River – residents of the Town of Augusta in Bracken County have known about the Native farming village that once stood on this flat floodplain terrace. (A. Gwynn Henderson, ExploreKYHistory) (Submitted on March 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Who Were Fort Ancient People? side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023

2. Who Were Fort Ancient People? side of marker

Fort Ancient Village at Augusta / Who Were Fort Ancient People? Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023

3. Fort Ancient Village at Augusta / Who Were Fort Ancient People? Marker

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 159 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.