Near Greensburg in Green County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Historic Camp Knox

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 7, 2024

1. Historic Camp Knox Marker

Inscription. Here in 1770, Col. James Knox settled with 22 men from Virginia and Carolina. They explored this section, cured and stored 2300 deer hides and other furs in a skin house. The glowing description of the Kentucky wilderness by the "Long Hunters" to the colonists of the Atlantic slopes was a leading influence in the early settlement of the state.

Second marker:
The Name of the Lone Hunters
Col. James Knox
Casper Mansgo
Henry Knox
Richard Skaggs
Henry Skaggs
Isaac Bledsoe
Abraham Bledsoe
James Graham
Joseph Drake
John Montgomery
William Allen
William Lynch
David Lynch
Chris Stoph
Russell Hughes

Donated by McKinley Monument Co., Campbellsville, KY

Erected 1942 by Citizens of Green and Adair Counties.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.

Location. 37° 10.22′ N, 85° 22.929′ W. Marker is near Greensburg, Kentucky, in Green County. It is at the intersection of Skinhouse Branch Road (State Road 2188) and Long Hunters Camp Road (State Road 767), on the right when traveling south on Skinhouse

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Branch Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1477 Skinhouse Branch Rd, Greensburg KY 42743, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jane Todd Crawford (approx. 1.3 miles away); A Night in Cane Valley (approx. 3½ miles away); Independence Day - 1863 (approx. 4.6 miles away); Michigan at Tebbs Bend (approx. 4.6 miles away); "Nobly Did They Die" (approx. 4.6 miles away); Confederate Artillery Position (approx. 4.6 miles away); Morgan's Demand for Surrender (approx. 4.9 miles away); "No Day to Surrender" (approx. 4.9 miles away).

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 7, 2024

2. Historic Camp Knox Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 7, 2024

3. Historic Camp Knox Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 750 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 24, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.