Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Bryan's Station
Photographed by Matt Carter, September 18, 2010
1. Bryan's Station Marker
Erected by Historical Markers Society. (Marker Number 21.)
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 month for this entry is August 1782.
Location. 38° 4.57′ N, 84° 24.93′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. It is on Bryan Station Road (State Highway 57), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lexington KY 40516, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bryan Station Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Major P.P. Johnston, CSA (approx. one mile away); Joyland Park Paris Pike (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lexington (approx. 1.8 miles away); Loudoun House (approx. 3.6 miles away); Abraham Perry (1842-1908) (approx. 3.8 miles away); Isaac Burns Murphy (approx. 3.8 miles away); Thomas 'Tommy' Britton (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.
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Photographed by Matt Carter, September 18, 2010
2. Marker traveling east
Photographed by Matt Carter, September 18, 2010
3. Marker traveling west
American Monthly Magazine Feb. 1897, Vol. X, No. 2 (via the Internet Archive), 1897
4. Historic Spring of Bryan's Station
Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2010, by Matt Carter of Lexington, Kentucky. This page has been viewed 4,711 times since then and 319 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 19, 2010, by Matt Carter of Lexington, Kentucky. 4. submitted on May 23, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
