Harman Station
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Markerman62
N 37° 44.744 W 082° 46.566
17S E 343519 N 4179089
Along KY 321 in front of the Paintsville-Prestonsburg/Combs Field.
Waymark Code: WMNKHT
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2015
Views: 10
First settlement in Eastern Ky. Mathias Harman's hunting party built lodge here 1755. With other Virginians came back, 1787 or 89, built stockade. Indians prevented planting crops. Settlers returned to Virginia. Indians burned fort. Harman and others built enduring station here 2 years later that broke Indian hold on Big Sandy Valley, opened it for settlement.
Marker Name: Harman Station
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 736
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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