Stanford in Lincoln County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Home of John Logan

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 5, 2023

1. Home of John Logan Marker

Inscription. Pioneer, soldier, statesman, John Logan established land claim for 1400 acres in Lincoln County and built stone house here. He was in Lincoln County Militia; member of first Kentucky Court, 1781; Lincoln Co. delegate to Virginia Assembly and to 1787 Danville Convention. Logan was state senator and elected first state treasurer in 1792. Served until his death in 1807.

Erected 1976 by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 1561.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.

Location. 37° 31.858′ N, 84° 38.539′ W. Marker is in Stanford, Kentucky, in Lincoln County. It is on Goshen Church Road/John Logan Trail (Kentucky Route 642) north of Wilderness Trail ( Route 78), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 65 Goshen Church Rd, Stanford KY 40484, United States of America.

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Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s The Knobs.

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stanford (approx. one mile away); County Named, 1780 (approx. one mile away); Revolutionary Soldiers (approx. one mile away); Lincoln County Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Lincoln County (approx. one mile away); Fortitude with Courage (approx. one mile away); Benjamin Logan (approx. one mile away); Cherokees in Kentucky (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stanford.

Also see . . .
1. Home of John Logan. Although Logan is not as well remembered as many of Kentucky’s other early explorers, military personalities, and politicians, he was a prominent

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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 5, 2023

2. Home of John Logan

Logan built it ca. 1789.

figure in the commonwealth’s beginnings. (Tim Talbott, ExploreKYHistory) (Submitted on March 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. John Logan (pioneer). Wikipedia entry on the military officer, farmer and politician from Virginia who became a pioneer in and helped found the state of Kentucky. (Submitted on March 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

3. John Logan House (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination and photographs submitted for the property, which was listed in 1975. (National Archives) (Submitted on March 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 517 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.