The Fitzpatrick Farm - Prestonsburg, KY
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nomadwillie
N 37° 39.051 W 082° 48.806
17S E 340026 N 4168624
At the Battle of Middle Creek site, which is at the junction of 114 and 404 in Prestotsburg KY
Waymark Code: WMGMED
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2013
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Marker reads:
The Fitzpatrick Farm - The Battle of Middle Creek was fought on land owned by Henry Clay Fitzpatrick (1823-1895), son of Jonathan Fitzpatrick and grandson of Bath Co., Va., native John Fitzpatrick, Revolutionary War veteran, who established a farm here sometime before 1800. John is buried on Graveyard Point, Garfield's command post during battle. Henry's son Hiram H. Fitzpatrick, Floyd County Clerk, inherited the farm and passed it to his son Henry D. Fitzpatrick, Sr. and daughter Osa F. Ligon. Next owners were Henry D. Fitzpatrick, Jr., president of The Bank Josephine, and Osa's daughter, Sally Ligon Clarke. Farm is now owned by Middle Creek National Battlefield Foundation, founded in 1992 by Franklin D. Fitzpatrick, son of H. D. Fitzpatrick, Jr.
Marker Name: The Fitzpatrick Farm
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number (for official markers): 2093
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
The Kentucky Historical Society
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