Flemingsburg in Fleming County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Stockton's Station

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Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

1. Stockton's Station Marker

Inscription. Site of station built in 1787 by Major George Stockton, who raised a crop here in 1786, while living at Strode's Station. This was the first of three forts in the area becoming Fleming County in 1798.

Erected by Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 97.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1787.

Location. 38° 25.662′ N, 83° 44.353′ W. Marker is in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, in Fleming County. It is at the intersection of Maysville Road (Business Kentucky Route 11) and West Water Street ( Route 559), on the right when traveling west on Maysville Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 714 West Water Street, Flemingsburg KY 41041, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fleming County (approx. half a mile away); Fleming Hotel (approx. half a mile away); James J. Andrews (approx. half a mile away); John F. Day (1913-1982) (approx. half a mile away); Gorman Building (approx. half a mile away); Birthplace of Herman Chittison / Accomplished Jazz Pianist (approx. half a mile

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away); Old Tobacco Plug Factory (approx. 0.6 miles away); Michael Cassidy (1755-1829) (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Flemingsburg.

View of marker area looking north on Kentucky Highway 11 (Business) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

2. View of marker area looking north on Kentucky Highway 11 (Business)

Looking south on Maysville Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

3. Looking south on Maysville Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,208 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.