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Boone eventually lost or sold his title to the station land as a result of the chaotic, overlapping land claim system of frontier Kentucky. Exactly when he moved away is uncertain. In 1783, he either resettled his family in a cabin at nearby Marble Creek, where he lived for a couple of years, or he relocated to Limestone (now part of Maysville ...
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Squire Boone's Station, also known as Painted Stone Station, [1] was an 18th-century settlement in Kentucky in the United States.It was established in late 1779 [2] or in the spring of 1780 by Squire Boone, Daniel Boone's pioneer brother, on the Clear Fork of Brashear's Creek 2 miles (3.2 km) north of present-day Shelbyville. [3]
Shocking new video has surfaced capturing the chilling moment a Kentucky sheriff pointed his gun at a judge’s head before allegedly shooting him dead.
Henderson was appointed judge in 1768, but retired in 1773 to pursue land deals. In 1774, he formed the Transylvania Company for that purpose. Between 1775 and 1783, he pursued various land deals in Kentucky, Tennessee, and southwestern Virginia, including the Transylvania Purchase and Colony in western Kentucky and north central Tennessee.
Pigeon Roost was established in 1809 by William E. Collings (1758–1828), and consisted mainly of settlers from Kentucky. Collings and his large family held the original land grants in what is now Nelson County, Kentucky, signed by the Governor of Virginia, Patrick Henry. These land grants were deemed illegal.
A bridge across the North Fork of the Kentucky River near Lost Creek, Ky., is flooded on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
As the settlement of Harrodstown grew, James Harrod became a wealthy farmer, owning more than 20,000 acres (80 km 2) across Kentucky. [2] He also became increasingly socially detached and went to make long, solitary excursions into the wilderness. [4] In February 1792, he and two other men entered the wilderness of Kentucky to hunt for beaver. [1]