Cox's Station

Cox's Station (HM1ESF)

Location: Bardstown, KY 40004 Nelson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 53.319', W 85° 28.246'

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The first settlement in Nelson County, KY. Three miles east of this spot stood Cox's Station, established in 1775 by Colonel Isaac Cox, a Colonial and Revolutionary War officer who came from Virginia to Kentucky and who was killed by the Indians in 1788. The surveyor's office of Jefferson County was kept in the station in 1780.
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HM NumberHM1ESF
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Year Placed1939
Placed ByThe Kentucky Society, Daughters of the American Colonists
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Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 4:48pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 634469 N 4194562
Decimal Degrees37.88865000, -85.47076667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 53.319', W 85° 28.246'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 53' 19.14" N, 85° 28' 14.76" W
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Area Code(s)502
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5735-5827 Louisville Rd, Bardstown KY 40004, US
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