Brashear's Station
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geoprof123
N 38° 00.160 W 085° 41.089
16S E 615467 N 4206927
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Waymark Code: WMEV7V
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2012
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Marker Number 1944
County Bullitt
Location 2003 KY 44 East, Shepherdsville
Description
An early station on the Wilderness Road between the Falls of the Ohio (Louisville) and Harrodsburg, Brashear's Station was a haven for pioneer hunters and travelers. It was built at mouth of Floyd's Fork near bank of Salt River, 1779. Founded by William Brashear, a famed woodsman from Maryland, who was killed by Indians, 1781. Presented by Bullitt Co. Genealogical Society.
(Reverse) Brashear's Station - Also known as Salt River Garrison or Froman's Station. Bullitt's Lick, major salt-producing area and hub of system of buffalo roads, was nearby. Early families who resided here for protection from the Indians included Froman, Ray, Briscoe, Crist, Collings, Overall, Pope, McGee, Hawkins, and Phelps. Presented by Bullitt Co. Genealogical Society.
Subjects
Falls of the Ohio , Forts and Stations , Harrodsburg , Rivers , Salt Works , Wilderness Road
Marker Name: Brashear's Station
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1944
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Bullitt Co. Historical Society
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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