"Vaucluse"
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N 38° 03.595 W 085° 20.655
16S E 645256 N 4213757
A Marker on the side of Shelbyville Rd.
Waymark Code: WMBPRC
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2011
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"Vaucluse"
House built by Jacob Yoder ca. 1806 and known as "Beechland" until his death. This Rev. War soldier and Indian fighter left Fort Redstone (Pa.), 1782, on first flatboat to descend Mississippi River. Yoder arrived in New Orleans with cargo of produce. He bought hides and furs to sell in Baltimore. Buried on farm, 1832. Listed on National Register of Historic Places, 1976.
Marker Name: "Vaucluse"
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 1699
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Transportation
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