Site of Fort Hartford / Hartford, Kentucky
N 37° 27.149 W 086° 54.630
16S E 507915 N 4145073
Site of Fort Hartford Located N. of Hartford at Rough River Bridge, US 231
Waymark Code: WMB3YB
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2011
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Site of Fort Hartford
Settled before 1790, this area was often scene of bloody strife with Indians. There is evidence that a settlement was made at present site of Hartford in 1782, first fortified place in the lower Green River Valley. Land was donated by Gabriel Madison, part of 4,000-acre Virginia grant in 1782. Name Hartford derived from the river ford where animals crossed.
Marker Name: Site of Fort Hartford
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1195
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
1968
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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