Near Wilder in Campbell County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

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Leitch’s Station

1789

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Inscription. Site of first white settlement in Campbell County. Established by Major David Leitch 1753-1794, aide-de-camp to General Lawson during the Revolutionary War.

Erected by Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 117.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 39° 0.589′ N, 84° 28.213′ W. Marker was near Wilder, Kentucky, in Campbell County. It was at the intersection of AA Highway (Kentucky Route 9) and Pooles Creek Road ( Route 1998), on the right when traveling east on AA Highway. It was next to the Park & Ride lot on Gloria Terrell Drive. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1487 Gloria Terrell Dr, Newport KY 41076, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Northern Kentucky University / Early Schoolhouse

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(approx. 1.6 miles away); St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Latonia Race Track (approx. 3.1 miles away); Ritte's Corner (approx. 3.1 miles away); Holy Cross Parish (approx. 3.2 miles away); 3-L (LLL) Highway (approx. 3.3 miles away); Samuel Woodfill (approx. 3.6 miles away); Ancient Civilizations (approx. 3.6 miles away).

More about this marker. A visit to the location July 19, 2025, found no trace of it. Google Maps Street View showed it here in 2019 but was missing on their 2022 view.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Leitch’s Station 1789. Article by Katie Crawford-Lackey at ExploreKYHistory. Excerpt:

David Leitch, born in Scotland in 1753, immigrated to Virginia as a young man. Leitch fought in the Revolutionary War with fellow Virginian, General Robert Lawson, and earned the rank of major. In 1789, Leitch led a group of twenty settlers to Kentucky with the intention of founding a settlement. The group constructed a blockhouse and made their homes about six miles south of the Ohio River
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along the east bank of the Licking River. The settlement was named Leitch’s Station in honor of their leader.

(Submitted on July 21, 2025.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 132 times since then and 21 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 21, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.