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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EIU_the-gaitskill-mound_Mt-Sterling-KY.html
Indian Mound attributed to Adena people who inhabited Ohio Valley ca. 800 B.C. to 700 A.D. They began cultivating simple crops, bringing about a mixed hunting and farming economy. Central to Adena life were rituals involving cremation and mound bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EI3_battle-of-mt-sterling_Mt-Sterling-KY.html
On March 22, 1863, about 300 Confederate cavalrymen under Col. R.S. Cluke captured this city. Taking 438 prisoners, 222 wagon loads of military stores, 500 mules and 1000 stand of arms. Confederate losses: 8 killed, 13 wounded. Union: 4 killed, 10…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EI2_courthouse-burned_Mt-Sterling-KY.html
Twenty-two Kentucky courthouses were burned during the Civil War, nineteen in last fifteen months; twelve by Confederates, eight by guerrillas, two by Union accident. See map on reverse side.
Dec. 2, 1863, CSA cavalry burned courthouse at Mt. S…
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Named for Gen. Richard Montgomery, Revolutionary War officer. Born in Ireland, 1738. An advocate of colonial freedom, he commanded continental forces in the north, capturing first British colors in war, Fort Johns, 1775. Killed in Quebec attack, D…