An Indian Massacre
Posted by: Markerman62
N 38° 47.307 W 084° 36.459
16S E 707786 N 4296018
On west side of I-75 on KY 491.
Waymark Code: WMNKHC
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2015
Views: 7
Three miles west. Reputedly scene of one of last massacres in Ky. McClures and Kennedys lived on hills above Bullock Pen Creek and the Bran family occupied cabin on creek at foot of hills. Around 1805, party of Indians burned the Bran home after scalping parents and children. All died except the mother, who crawled to the Kennedy house. She eventually recovered.
Marker Name: An Indian Massacre
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 936
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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