Harrodsburg in Mercer County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Mark McGohon, Jr.
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 2025
1. Mark McGohon, Jr. Marker
Revolutionary Soldier
Kentucky Pioneer
Christian Patriot
Born in Ireland, 1750 Died in Kentucky, 1848. First to be buried in Memorial Acre, 1930
When a lad he emigrated to America and fought in the battles of Paoli, Boundbrook, Brandywine and Germantown. Served under General George Rogers Clark and General Josiah Harmer; also in other campaigns against the Indians.
A defender of Fort Harrod in the westward sweep of advancing civilization.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
Location. 37° 45.747′ N, 84° 50.86′ W. Marker is in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, in Mercer County. It is at the intersection of South College Street (U.S. 127) and West Lexington Street (U.S. 68) when traveling south on South College Street. The location is the west portion of the Pioneer Cemetery (Memorial Acre) located in the north center section of Old Fort Harrod State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 South College Street, Harrodsburg KY 40330, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass 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 walking distance of this marker: Elizabeth Dunn McGohon (here, next to this marker); Capt. Lewis Rose (here, next to this marker); Mercer County Revolutionary War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Remains of American Revolution Patriots
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Regarding Mark McGohon, Jr.. McGohon was originally interred in a family cemetery. After years of neglect, he, his daughter and wife were moved in 1930 to an area established by the Daughters of the American Revolution at Old Fort Harrod.
Also see . . . Mark McGohon Re-Interred In Memorial Acre In Harrodsburg. Kentucky Kindred Genealogy entry, which includes articles about McGohon's re-interrment
In 1930 the Kentucky Daughters of the American Revolution laid off an acre of land next to the pioneer burying ground at Fort Harrod, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky. This plot of land was to be used to inter Revolutionary War soldiers whose graves were in neglected family graveyards. Mark McGohon, his wife and daughter, were the first to be buried there, on June 15, 1930. The next day, Memorial Acre was dedicated(Submitted on March 29, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)by the D. A. R....Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 20252. Refurbished Mark McGohon, Jr. Gravestone is in the middle of the three
(from the Louisville Courier-Journal of June 13, 1930 used in the article)
The dust that once was Mark McGohon, immigrant from Scotland, and Revolutionary War soldier, who dwelt in Old Fort Harrod, has been removed from what once was the garden of his son-in-law, James McKittrick, at Mackville, on the line of Mercer and Washington Counties, to be buried again with military honors in the Pioneer Memorial State Park here.
The remains of Mark McGohon and his daughter, Nancy, who was born in the old fort, will be interred by the McGohon Clan with services at 3 oclock Sunday afternoon in the Revolutionary Memorial Acre, provided by the Kentucky Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, in the Pioneer Memorial State Park.
Dr. W. H. Wisehard, Indianapolis, great-grandson of Mark McGohon and chieftain of the McGohon clan, will preside at the services. Mark McGohon will be the first Revolutionary War soldier to be buried in the Memorial Acre, set apart for that purpose, which will be dedicated Monday afternoon. Part of the ceremonies will be the firing of military salutes by the Frankfort and Springfield Nation Guard companies under direction of Adjt. Gen. W. H. Jones.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
