Lincoln County
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Markerman62
N 37° 31.793 W 084° 39.672
16S E 706659 N 4156226
Located on 3rd St at courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMR7R0
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2016
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Benjamin Logan built Logan's Fort at St. Asaphs, mile to west, 1776. Kentucky County, Virginia, formed 1776. First land court, St. Asaphs 1779. Kentucky was made into Lincoln, Jefferson, Fayette counties, 1780. In 1785 part of Lincoln taken for Madison and Mercer counties. Stanford named and made county seat, 1786. Records in courthouse from 1781, oldest in the state.
Marker Name: Lincoln County
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 860
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways
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