Upper Blue Licks

Upper Blue Licks (HM2J6F)

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N 38° 16.468', W 83° 55.83'

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Aug. 12, 1782, Capt. John Holder and 17 militiamen overtook band of Wyandots on Great Salt Creek (Licking River) six miles N.E. The Indians had captured two boys, Jones Hoy and Jack Calloway, near Boonesborough. In skirmish that took place Holder lost four men, and being outnumbered he withdrew without the boys. Hoy held captive seven years, Calloway not so long.
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HM NumberHM2J6F
Series This marker is part of the Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society series
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Year Placed1965
Placed ByKentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, July 27th, 2019 at 5:04pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 243645 N 4240331
Decimal Degrees38.27446667, -83.93050000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 16.468', W 83° 55.83'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 16' 28.08" N, 83° 55' 49.8" W
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