Hart County -- Munfordville KY USA
N 37° 16.298 W 085° 53.415
16S E 598390 N 4125582
A historical marker placed by the US Daughters of 1812 explains the county's namesake's connection to the War of 1812
Waymark Code: WM15T5B
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2022
Views: 7
This historical marker placed by the US Daughters of 1812 stands at the southwest corner of the Hart County Courthouse along US Highway 31W in downtown Munfordville. Awkwardly, the marker misstates the name of the County's namesake, Capt. Nathaniel Gray SMITH Hart.
The marker reads as follows:
"[Seal of US Daughters 1812]
1784 1815
HART COUNTY
Created January 19, 1819 Named for
CAPT. NATHANIEL G. T. HART
Born in 1784, died 1813. Brought in childhood from Hagerstown, MD. to Lexington, KY. Successful in both law and mercantile business. In 1812 raised and commanded Lexington Light Infantry, with his company went to Northwest Territory, severely wounded at Battle of Raisin; taken prisoner by British. Promised safe escort home he was betrayed by British officer he had once befriended; brutally murdered by Indian escort.
In grateful appreciation this marker is erected by
THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF HART COUNTY
under the auspices of the
NATIONAL SOCIETY UNITED STATES DAUGHTERS OF 1812
STATE OF KENTUCKY
1949"
Marker Name: Hart County
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): -blank-
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
US Daughters of 1812
Schoolchildren of Hart County
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