Bowling Green in Warren County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Jacob Skiles and Three Springs

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 7, 2015

1. Jacob Skiles and Three Springs Marker

Inscription. Pioneer merchant Skiles started to Ky. in 1790 by Ohio River flatboat, surviving Indian capture en route. He settled in Bowling Green, 1803, and later moved to Three Springs on the Cumberland Trace. Here he established a thriving mercantile business. Skiles died, 1816. Three Springs declined as an area trade center in 1820s when travel was diverted through Bowling Green.

Erected 1986 by the Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1792.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.

Location. 36° 54.981′ N, 86° 26.268′ W. Marker is in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in Warren County. It is on Three Springs Road (Kentucky Route 884) 0.1 miles south of Smallhouse Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2055 Three Springs Road, Bowling Green KY 42104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the 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: Col. Terrence ("Terry") W. Wilcutt, USMC (approx. ¼ mile away); Lockheed T-33A-5 Shooting Star (approx. ¼ mile

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away); Brigadier General Edward Cherry, USAF (approx. ¼ mile away); Colonel Arnie Franklin USAF (approx. ¼ mile away); Grumman F9F-5 Panther (approx. ¼ mile away); McFadin's Station / Cumberland Trace (approx. 2.3 miles away); John Hunt Morgan (approx. 3 miles away); Lost River Blue Holes, Trees, Wild Flowers And Quarrying Ruins (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bowling Green.

Area view looking north on 3 Springs Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 7, 2015

2. Area view looking north on 3 Springs Road.

Area view looking south on 3 Springs Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 7, 2015

3. Area view looking south on 3 Springs Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,147 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 17, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.