Founder Capt. William Shannon 1740 - 1794 - Shelbyville, KY
N 38° 12.651 W 085° 12.939
16S E 656217 N 4230714
Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Kentucky Route 53) and 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Waymark Code: WM17PG2
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2023
Views: 1
Inscription.
Surveyor - Patriot - Statesman
Conductor General - Commissary
Quartermaster General-Ill. W.D.
under
Gen. George Rogers Clark
Donated
One Acre for Shelby County
Court House Square
Oct. 16, 1792
Erected 1938 by Issac Shelby Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Shelby County Fiscal Court and Newton S. Shannon.
During the war of the Revolution, his name appears in the records of the War Department, as ensign and lieutenant in Captain William Lewis’ company of the first Virginia regiment. The company muster and payrolls carry his name until November 30, 1777, when they show that he had resigned, date not stated.
William Shannon, came to Shelby County, Kentucky, very early in the state’s history, settling on his large tracts of land received for fighting in the Revolutionary War. About the close of the Revolution, he settled in Kentucky. He was a member of the Virginia Legislature (Jefferson County), in 1790, and of the Kentucky House of Representatives (Shelby County), in 1793. He was an engineer and surveyed his own land, which he received from Virginia while Patrick Henry was Governor. He took up large tracts of land in Kentucky – two hundred thousand, it is said. The present city of Shelbyville, Kentucky was laid out on his farm, and he gave it a plot of ground for a public square.
Type of Memorial: Monument
|
Visit Instructions:
VISIT LOGS
1. The waymark coordinates must be personally visited.
2. Give the date and a description of your visit
3. Post at least one photo taken at the time of your visit
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|