Harrodsburg in Mercer County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Remains of American Revolution Patriots

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 2025

1. Remains of American Revolution Patriots Marker

Inscription. Buried here are the remains of several American Revolution patriots who chose to throw off the yoke of a king and help give birth to a free nation

George Buchanan • Paul Froman • William Poague • Thomas Prather • Lewis Rose • Garrett Terhune • Hugh Wilson • James Ray • Mark McGohon

Other American Revolution patriots came and served at Fort Harrod but the locations of their final resting places remain known but to God. Among these is Fort Harrod's namesake Colonel James Harrod

Erected 2024 by Colonel James Harrod Chapter, Kentucky Society Sons of the American Revolution, Jane McAfee Chapter, National Society Daughter of the American Revolution, Friends of Fort Harrod - James Harrod Trust, Mercer County Community Endowment, Rowland Family Charitable Foundation.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 37° 45.746′ N, 84° 50.852′ W. Memorial is in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, in Mercer County. It is at the intersection of South College Street (U.S. 127) and West Lexington Street

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(U.S. 68), on the right 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. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 South College Street, Harrodsburg KY 40330, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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: Capt. Lewis Rose (here, next to this marker); Elizabeth Dunn McGohon (a few steps from this marker); Pioneer Graveyard (a few steps from this marker); Mark McGohon, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Carey's Mill / Ebenezer P. Carey (a few steps from this marker); Memorial Acre (a few steps from this marker); Mercer County Revolutionary War Memorial

Wide view of Remains of American Revolution Patriots Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 2025

2. Wide view of Remains of American Revolution Patriots Marker

Located along the east wall of the Miracle Acre. Old Fort Harrod is in the background.

(a few steps from this marker); Original Fort Harrod Site (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrodsburg.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 65 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.