Munfordville in Hart County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
The Great Buffalo Crossing
Before 1790
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 25, 2011
1. The Great Buffalo Crossing Marker
"The amazing herds of buffaloes which resort thither, by their size and number, fill the traveller with amazement and terror, especially when he beholds the prodigious roads they have made from all quarters, as if leading to some populous city."
One such road led here, to a natural ford across Green River. Imagine hundreds of buffalo, thundering into the bottoms, tramping out a road for time out of mind, that would be found in turn by Native Americans, by settlers, by soldiers, and now, by you.
Erected by City of Munfordville.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1784.
Location. 37° 16.029′ N, 85° 53.282′ W. Marker is in Munfordville, Kentucky, in Hart County. It can be reached from River Road 0.3 miles south of Old Street, on the left when traveling south. Part of a series of markers in Thelma Stovall Park highlighting the history of Munfordville, this marker is situated on the walking track that circles the park. Touch for map
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Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Country and in the Pennyroyal 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: Pontooniers! (within shouting distance of this marker); The L&N Turnpike (within shouting distance of this marker); Amos' Ferry (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Return of the Natives (approx. 0.2 miles away); L&N Railroad Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thelma Hawkins Stovall (approx. Ό mile away); Old Munford Inn (approx. Ό mile away); Living on the Land (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Munfordville.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 25, 2011
2. The Great Buffalo Crossing Marker
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 25, 2011
3. The Great Buffalo
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,718 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 2, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
