Beaver Dam / Beaver Dam Kentucky
N 37° 23.879 W 086° 52.578
16S E 510948 N 4139030
Beaver Dam Located in Beaver Dam,Kentucky on US 231
Waymark Code: WMB3Y7
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2011
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Beaver Dam
Named for an unusually large dam made by beavers across a nearby stream. First settlers came in 1798 and founded the first Baptist Church here, in year Ohio County formed. Town incorporated, 1873. In early times, area was covered by canebrakes and inhabited by bear, deer and buffalo. Pioneers enroute to Ohio River followed buffalo trace from area as early as 1797.
Marker Name: Beaver Dam
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1330
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
1970
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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