Near East Bernstadt in Laurel County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Camp Wildcat
Photographed by Duane Hall, May 23, 2015
1. Camp Wildcat Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 37° 13.981′ N, 84° 11.849′ W. Marker is near East Bernstadt, Kentucky, in Laurel County. It is on Hazel Patch Road 0.7 miles north of N. Laurel Road (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Bernstadt KY 40729, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Wildcat / Union Civil War Camp (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camp Wildcat and the Wilderness Road (approx. 0.4 miles away); Skaggs Trace (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Camp Wildcat and the Wilderness Road (approx. 1.9 miles away); Nerve Center for the Union Army (approx. 2.2 miles away); Battle of Camp Wildcat (approx. 2.2 miles away); Kentucky - September 1861 (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Camp Wildcat (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Bernstadt.
Also see . . . Battle of Camp Wildcat - Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on June 13, 2015.)
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Photographed by Duane Hall, May 23, 2015
2. Accompanying Monument to Camp Wildcat Marker
Photographed by Duane Hall, May 23, 2015
3. Camp Wildcat Marker
Photographed by Duane Hall, May 23, 2015
4. Confederate Encampment Associated with Battle of Camp Wildcat
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 758 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 13, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
