Identifier: collinshistoricav02coll (find matches)
Title: Collins' historical sketches of Kentucky : history of Kentucky
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Collins, Lewis, 1797-1870 Collins, Richard H., 1824-1889
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Publisher: Covington, KY : Published by Collins & Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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tte county, about 10 miless. E. of Lexington and 5 miles n. w. from Boonesboro; settled by and namedafter Daniel Boone about 1783 or 84, who lived there until he removed toMaysville, before Feb. 3, 1786. Boones (Squire) Station; called Squire Boones Station, which see. Boonesboro, on the w. bank of Kentucky river in Madison county; settledby Daniel Boone, who began the fort on April 1st, and finished it on the14th of June, 1775. Bosleys Station, £ mile above the main fork of Wells Creek, near Wash-ington, Mason county; before 1793. Bowmans Station, 6 miles e. of Harrodsburg; settled in 1779 by 30families under Col. Abram Bowman. Col. B. soon after removed to Fayettecounty. Brashears Station, at mouth of Floyds Fork, in Bullitt county, 1779. Bryans Station, in Fayette county, about 5 miles n. e. of Lexington, onthe southern bank of the north fork of Elkhorn; settled by the Bryans in1779, but a cabin had been built by Joseph Bryan, a son-in-law of Col.Daniel Boone, in 1776. II...2 (1?)
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A DICTIONARY STATIONS AND EARLY SETTLEMENTS IN KENTUCKY. Realizing at every step of his studies in Kentucky history the need of aknowledge of the topography of early Kentucky, the author has madethe following, for two years, a work of great and patient labor. He hassucceeded in making it full and accurate beyond his most sanguine ex-pectations—especially when it is known that he has been able to availof the personal information of only one now living, Dr. Christopher C.Graham, of Louisville (who, in November, 1873, at the ripe age of 87,is enthusiastically engaged in building up a great museum in connec-tion with the Public Library of Kentucky). In addition to all usualsources of such knowledge, over nine thousand depositions of the pioneers,of all dates from 1787 to 1827, have been sought out in the various court-houses, and their statements under oath faithfully examined and compared.It will be esteemed a favor if any one discovering the slightest inaccuracywill promptly notify th

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