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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an act toexplain and amend, in 1787, Thos. Kennedy, Aaron Lewis, Robert Rodes,Green Clay, Archibald Woods, Benj. Bedford, John Sappington, Wm. Irvine,David Crews, and Higgason Grubbs, gentlemen, were made the trustees. The following sketch of the Town Flat of Boonesborough is taken froma copy of the original, which copy was kindly loaned for this purpose byJohn Stevens, who now owns as a beautiful farm nearly all the 640 acresembraced in this plat. The original was probably worn out or destroyedmore than 80 years ago—about which time this copy was taken. Mr.Stevens residence is on Lot No. 51. Spring street is named after one ofthe three fine springs which caused the selection of the spot originally asa fort; the spring is on the river bank at the foot of the street—wherethere was, and still is, a ford in low water. The other two springs, oneof them a sulphur spring, are near A on the Lick Commons. The Elm * Littells Laws of Kentucky (and Virginia), Appendix to vol. iii, page b—.
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516 MADISON COUNTY. Tree under which the first legislative council was held and the first sermon E reached (see page 501,) was at B, on the Lick commons. John Stevens,•avid Oldham, and otlier boys played marbles under its shade, on many aSunday, about 1825. It was cut down for its wood (of which it made manycords), by the servants of Samuel Halley, about 1828. Mr. Stevens, when60 years of age, was as eloquent and enthusiastic in describing it to the authorof this, when visiting the spot, on April 10, 1873, as was Col. Henderson inhis Journal (see page 500). The old (large) fort stood on the lot after-wards used as a public burying-ground—and where Col. Richard Callawayand other pioneers killed by the Indians were buried within the fort or stock-ade. Nothing now marks the site of the fort except a few stones which com-posed the foundations of two chimneys. The temporary small fort first builtstood near the elm tree. The ferry house is on Lot 76. Boones Road is the old trace by whic

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