Campton in Wolfe County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Swift's Silver Camp

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2014

1. Swift's Silver Camp Marker

Inscription. John Swift's fabulous journals report silver operations in East Kentucky. References to ships on the Spanish Seas and to coinage of silver in this area with six trips from Atlantic Coast to this region, 1761 to 1769, is unsolved mystery. Intrepid searchers have found no trace of cache or mine. One Swift camp reputed to have been on site of this Court House.

Erected 1962 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 559.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1761.

Location. 37° 44.106′ N, 83° 32.837′ W. Marker is in Campton, Kentucky, in Wolfe County. It is on Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Campton KY 41301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wolfe County, 1860 (a few steps from this marker); USA Gens. Morgan CSA (a few steps from this marker); Gateway to Appalachia (a few steps from this marker); Wolfe County Veterans Wall (a few steps from this marker); Wolfe County War Memorial

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(a few steps from this marker); Alvan Drew School (approx. 4 miles away); Hazel Green Academy (approx. 8½ miles away); a different marker also named USA Gens. Morgan CSA (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Campton.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2014

2. Swift's Silver Camp Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,116 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.