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Historical Markers in Salvisa

 
Clickable Map of Mercer County, Kentucky and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Mercer County, KY (128) Anderson County, KY (10) Boyle County, KY (203) Garrard County, KY (23) Jessamine County, KY (43) Washington County, KY (44) Woodford County, KY (53)  MercerCounty(128) Mercer County (128)  AndersonCounty(10) Anderson County (10)  BoyleCounty(203) Boyle County (203)  GarrardCounty(23) Garrard County (23)  JessamineCounty(43) Jessamine County (43)  WashingtonCounty(44) Washington County (44)  WoodfordCounty(53) Woodford County (53)
Harrodsburg is the county seat for Mercer County
Salvisa is in Mercer County
Mercer County (128)  ►
ADJACENT TO MERCER COUNTY
Anderson County (10)  ►
Boyle County (203)  ►
Garrard County (23)  ►
Jessamine County (43)  ►
Washington County (44)  ►
Woodford County (53)  ►
 
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1 ► Kentucky, Mercer County, Salvisa — In Honor of the Pioneer Fathers —
Erected in honor of the pioneer, fathers James McAfee • Samuel McAfee • John Armstrong • Joseph Lyon • George McAfee • James McCoun • Wm. Armstrong • John McGee • Robert McAfee • James McCoun, Jr. • James Buchanan • George . . . — — Map (db m269142) HM
2 ► Kentucky, Mercer County, Salvisa — 1498 — New Providence —
New Providence The McAfee Company first visited Salt River in 1773 to choose a location for settlement. While returning to Virginia, they were near starvation until Robert McAfee killed a deer which provided food for them. Later when they . . . — — Map (db m269131) HM
3 ► Kentucky, Mercer County, Salvisa — 928 — Pioneer Teacher, 1779 / McAfee Station —
Pioneer Teacher, 1779 John May, first teacher in school at McAfee Station, 1779. One of four Ky. Dist. delegates, 1781, to Va. House of Burgesses. First clerk of Supreme Court, Ky. Dist. and one of original trustees of Transylvania Seminary, . . . — — Map (db m105460) HM
4 ► Kentucky, Mercer County, Salvisa — 328 — Pioneer Teacher, 1779 / McAfee Station —
Pioneer Teacher, 1779 John May, first teacher in school at McAfee Station, 1779. One of four Ky. Dist. delegates, 1781, to Va. House of Burgesses. First clerk of Supreme Court, Ky. Dist. and one of original trustees of Transylvania Seminary, . . . — — Map (db m105541) HM
5 ► Kentucky, Mercer County, Salvisa — 1603 — Revolutionary War Soldiers —
Buried in New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery 1 mile James Cardwell • Robert Coleman • Isaac Coovert • Richard Holman • George McAfee • Samuel McAfee • John McGee • Thomas Smithey — — Map (db m269133) HM
6 ► Kentucky, Mercer County, Salvisa — Thomas Cleland / New Providence Presbyterian Church —
(East side) This tablet is erected in honor of Thomas Cleland Pioneer Presbyterian Preacher Pastor of New Providence Church from April 1, 1813 until the time of his death, January 31, 1858 "His sterling integrity, earnest . . . — — Map (db m269139) HM
7 ► Kentucky, Mercer County, Salvisa — 1751 — Warwick/Oregon / Warwick —
Warwick/Oregon Warwick flourished for some 50 years and was succeeded by Oregon. Both were early shipping ports. Flatboats, during Warwick era, and later steamboats, at Oregon, ran regularly between here and New Orleans. This point was at head . . . — — Map (db m105463) HM
 
 
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Nov. 12, 2026