Site of Log Courthouse
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Markerman62
N 37° 38.727 W 084° 46.227
16S E 696699 N 4168816
Located on E. Walnut St in Constitution Square.
Waymark Code: WMR7G1
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2016
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Kentucky District Court sessions held here March 14, 1785, until Court of Appeals set up in 1792. Created by Virginia statute on May 6, 1782, the court first met in Harrodsburg on March 3, 1783. Later meetings at Low Dutch Station and John Crow's Station before moved here. Samuel McDowell, John Floyd, George Muter, first judges; Walker Daniel, prosecutor; John May, clerk.
Marker Name: Site of Log Courthouse
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number (for official markers): 49
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Transportation
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