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Ruddle's Station

 
 
Ruddle's Station Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave Knoch, June 13, 2015
1. Ruddle's Station Marker
Inscription. Settled by John Hinkston 1775. Abandoned 1776. Rebuilt by Isaac Ruddle 1779. Destroyed by British and Indians under Captain Henry Bird 1780. Hinkston later settled opposite this site.
 
Erected by Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 107.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraSettlements & SettlersWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
 
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 38° 20.325′ N, 84° 18.445′ W. Marker was in Cynthiana, Kentucky, in Harrison County. It was at the intersection of Paris Pike (U.S. 27) and New Lair Road (State Route 982), on the right when traveling north on Paris Pike. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Cynthiana KY 41031, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location, measured as the crow flies: Death Valley Scotty (approx. 2½ miles away); 1st Battle of Cynthiana / 2nd Battle of Cynthiana (approx. 3.3 miles away); A Renowned Piscator (approx. 3.3 miles away); Destroyers-USS Cassin (approx. 3½ miles away); Harrison County World War I Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); Civil War in Cynthiana, Kentucky
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(approx. 3½ miles away); North / South (approx. 3½ miles away); Harrison County Courthouse (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cynthiana.
 
Regarding Ruddle's Station. The site of Ruddle's Station is located 2 miles from this marker on the eastern bank of the South Fork Licking River on private property.
 
Also see . . .  Ruddles & Martins Stations Historical Association. (Submitted on June 15, 2015, by Dave Knoch of Scott County, Kentucky.)
 
Ruddle's Station Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave Knoch, June 13, 2015
2. Ruddle's Station Marker
As seen when traveling north on US 27
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2015, by Dave Knoch of Scott County, Kentucky. This page has been viewed 1,802 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2015, by Dave Knoch of Scott County, Kentucky. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 19, 2026