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Stanford in Lincoln County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
 

Lincoln County

 
 
Lincoln County Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, April 12, 2017
1. Lincoln County Marker
Inscription. Benjamin Logan built Logan's Fort at St. Asaphs, mile to west, 1776. Kentucky County, Virginia, formed 1776. First land court, St. Asaphs 1779. Kentucky made into Lincoln, Jefferson, Fayette counties, 1780. In 1785 part of Lincoln taken for Madison and Mercer counties. Stanford named and made county seat, 1786. Records in courthouse from 1781, oldest in the state.
 
Erected 1965 by Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 860.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
 
Location. 37° 31.78′ N, 84° 39.674′ W. Marker is in Stanford, Kentucky, in Lincoln County. Marker is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Main Street, on the left when traveling north on 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stanford KY 40484, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fortitude with Courage (here, next to this marker); Lincoln County Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Revolutionary Soldiers (a few steps from this marker); County Named, 1780 (a few steps from this marker); Benjamin Logan
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(a few steps from this marker); Spanish American War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Cherokees in Kentucky (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilderness Road / Logan’s Station (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stanford.
 
Also see . . .  Logan's Station or St. Asaph. (Submitted on July 12, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
 
Lincoln County Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, April 12, 2017
2. Lincoln County Marker
Benjamin Logan image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse
3. Benjamin Logan
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 288 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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