Near Paint Lick in Garrard County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Paint Lick Presbyterian Church/Paint Lick Cemetery
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In this cemetery are soldiers from Revolutionary and Civil wars. There are eight Revolutionary soldiers, including Thos. Kennedy, John Slavin, John Courtney, Robert Brank, Walter Burnside, William Miller, Humphrey Bates, and John Provine. The last was a charter member of Paint Lick Presbyterian Church, and his is oldest marked grave in cemetery, 1792.
Erected 1976 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 1562.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1784.
Location. 37° 35.196′ N, 84° 26.222′ W. Marker is near Paint Lick, Kentucky, in Garrard County. Marker is on Richmond Road (Kentucky Route 52) near Manse Road (County Route 1140), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paint Lick KY 40461, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bradley Kincaid (approx. 2.3 miles away); Fort Paint Lick (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Traveling Church (approx. 6.1 miles away); Madison Hemp And Flax Co. / Hemp in Kentucky (approx. 6.4 miles away); Berea – A Birthplace of the Handicraft Revival (approx. 6.9 miles away); Kentucky's Earliest Artforms (approx. 6.9 miles away); Lancaster Civil War Memorial (approx. 7.7 miles away); The Battle of Richmond Knocked at Berea's Door (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paint Lick.
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