Near Parkers Lake in McCreary County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

4-H Craft Center

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2018

1. 4-H Craft Center Marker

Inscription. Established 1963 by 4-H Clubs of McCreary County, the first such center in the U.S. developed by 4-H Clubs. The original log cabin built in this site in a 200-acre land grant to John Abbott, 1842. Abbott and Indian wife, Oocella, lived in cabin until 1863. The cabin used continuously as a home by five generations until rebuilt as "Falls 4-H Craft Center."

Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 666.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 36° 51.409′ N, 84° 23.539′ W. Marker was near Parkers Lake, Kentucky, in McCreary County. It was on Cumberland Falls Road (Kentucky Route 90), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 6930 Cumberland Falls Road, Parkers Lake KY 42634, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Eastern Kentucky, in the Lake Cumberland Region,

and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 10 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Cumberland Falls… (approx. 2.9 miles away); Niagara of the South (approx.

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2.9 miles away); Big Bend Loop (approx. 3 miles away); Cumberland Falls MoonBow (approx. 3 miles away); Kiwanis Trail (approx. 3.1 miles away); CCC at Cumberland Falls / Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 3.1 miles away); McCreary County, 1912 (approx. 10 miles away); First Kentucky Oil Well / Martin Beaty (Beatty) (approx. 10 miles away).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2018

2. 4-H Craft Center Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2018

3. 4-H Craft Center Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2018

4. 4-H Craft Center Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 12, 2025

5. 4-H Craft Center Marker

Marker missing as of 7/12/25.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 740 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on July 19, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 14, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 5. submitted on July 19, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.