Henderson Settlement
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N 36° 44.602 W 083° 41.531
17S E 259632 N 4069783
Marker noting the formation of a Methodist settlement in 1925
Waymark Code: WM70T6
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2009
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The marker text reads:
"Henderson Settlement ~ Rev. Hiram M. Frakes founded this Methodist Settlement in 1925. Begun in a cabin with 13 students, it became an institution for spititual and educational development of mountain youth. Frakes guided and influenced the entire Middle Laurel Fork Valley. Their simply expressed gratitude for his work was, "Parson, we're glad you came." Settlement is 17 miles west on Ky 190. 1969 Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways 1286"
Marker Name: Henderson Settlement
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1286
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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