Stearns in McCreary County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Princess Cornblossom

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 25, 2012

1. Princess Cornblossom Marker

Inscription. Burial site of daughter of Chief Doublehead. Legend is that as a young girl she accompanied her father at signing of Treaty of Sycamore Shoals, 1775, transferring Cherokees' land between Ohio and Cumberland rivers to Transylvania Society. As'Quaw tribe settled in region south of river. Protecting tribe's secret mine, she killed a renegade. Married Big Jake, trader.

Erected 1967 by Kentucky Historical Society/Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1075.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.

Location. 36° 41.979′ N, 84° 28.834′ W. Marker is in Stearns, Kentucky, in McCreary County. It is at the intersection of Kentucky Route 1651 and Kinne Street, on the left when traveling south on Kentucky Route 1651. Marker is adjacent to the Orie S Ware Lodge #874 F&AM, just south of the Stearns First Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this

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post office area: Stearns KY 42647, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sandstone Tree Stump (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Stearns Kentucky (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stearns Coal & Lumber Company (approx. ¼ mile away); First Kentucky Oil Well / Martin Beaty (Beatty) (approx. 1.9 miles away); McCreary County, 1912 (approx. 1.9 miles away); Edward "Eddie" Ward (approx. 3.4 miles away); Tennessee / Kentucky (approx. 7.6 miles away in Tennessee); Big Bend Loop (approx. 12.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stearns.

Another marker

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 25, 2012

2. Princess Cornblossom Marker

Looking north on KY 1651. F&AM Lodge and First Baptist Church in background.

is no longer nearby. 4-H Craft Center (was approx. 11.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2014, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,623 times since then and 112 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2014, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.