Fort Harford / Hartford Kentucky
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N 37° 27.035 W 086° 54.498
16S E 508110 N 4144862
FORT HARTFORD THE FIRST FORT IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
Waymark Code: WMB405
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 04/02/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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DEDICATED TO KENTUCKY PIONEERS

FORT HARTFORD
THE FIRST FORT
IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
WAS ERECTED
PRIOR TO 1785
ON PIONEER GABRIEL MADISON'S
LAND 300 YARDS NORTH WEST
OF THIS SPOT
ON THE BLUFF OVERLOOKING
ROUGH RIVER

THIS TABLET WAS PLACE BY
OHIO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
FORT HARTFORD CHAPTER D.A.R.
OHIO COUNTY POST No.44 AMERICAN LEGION
1932
Marker Name: Fort Hartford

Marker Location: City

Type of Marker: Fort

Marker Number (for official markers): blank

Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
OHIO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ...FORT HARTFORD CHAPTER D.A.R....OHIO COUNTY POST No.44 AMERICAN LEGION.
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