Stanford-Stanford, KY
Posted by: Markerman62
N 37° 31.782 W 084° 39.577
16S E 706799 N 4156210
Located on E Main St (Bus US 150) at 1st St.
Waymark Code: WM128Z8
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2020
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Stanford
Founded 1781, on Wilderness Trail,
by Benjamin Logan.
Established 1786.
Logan built Ft. St. Asaph, 1775.
1st Court House in Ky. 1781.
Lincoln
Formed 1780, one of 3 original
counties on Ky.
Named for Benjamin Lincoln, Rev. soldier,
Homes of Issac Shelby, 1st governor of Ky.,
and Wm. Whitley, Indian conqueror.
Dedicated to Lincoln Pioneers.
Marker Name: Stanford
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): blank
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Logan-Whitley Chapter, D.A.R. 1940.
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