Near Ollie in Edmonson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Early Settlers of the Forks

Early Settlers of the Fork Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 18, 2023

1. Early Settlers of the Fork Marker

Inscription. John Swadden Sanders and brothers Joseph, Joshua, and Samuel were among earliest settlers of Forks region, between Nolin and Green Rivers. Sanders family first came to Ky., 1779. John later settled in present-day Edmonson Co., ca. 1804; buried at Buzzard Roost. Samuel served as sheriff, magistrate, and justice of peace for Edmonson Co. Presented by Edmonson County Tourism Commission.

Erected 2003 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1608.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.

Location. 37° 15.715′ N, 86° 9.294′ W. Marker is near Ollie, Kentucky, in Edmonson County. It is on Nolin Dam Road (Kentucky Route 728) 0.1 miles north of Ollie Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mammoth Cave KY 42259, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Country

and in the Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally,

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nolin River Lake History (approx. 4 miles away); Nolin Dam at Work (approx. 5.3 miles away); Old Riverboat Landing (approx. 5.7 miles away); Old Guide's Cemetery (approx. 5.9 miles away); Historic Entrance (approx. 5.9 miles away); An African American Heritage (approx. 5.9 miles away); The Great War Monuments (approx. 5.9 miles away); Stephen Tyng Mather (approx. 5.9 miles away).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 18, 2023

2. Early Settlers of the Fork Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 846 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.