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historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-fe1da_kentuckys-oldest-main-street_Stanford-KY.html
The city of Stanford was incorporated on April 4, 1861 but its history goes back to 1775. Stanford is the second oldest permanent settlement in Kentucky and the county seat of Lincoln County, one of the original three counties of Kentucky.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-45d05_history-written-in-departures-arrivals_Stanford-KY.html
The Stanford Depot has been a source of heartbreak and joy for the families of Lincoln County since May 17, 1866. The arrival of passenger service meant that loved ones departed, sometimes never to return. The first Louisville & Nashville depot, b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-365b2_cherokees-in-kentucky_Stanford-KY.html
Chiefs Oconostota, Attacullaculla, & Sewanooko signed the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals in 1775 which relinquished Cherokee claims to most of present-day Kentucky. It was the largest land cession in the history of the frontier, up to that time, & led …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-417de_brights-inn_Stanford-KY.html
Bright's Inn, a stagecoach stop near the Wilderness Road, was built in 1815 by Capt. John Bright. The original inn was constructed of logs, and, in 1820, a two-story limestone addition was built for travelers going from Lexington to the Cumberland…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-c4e40_alcorn-homestead-sophia-k-alcorn_Stanford-KY.html
Alcorn HomesteadFormer home of Sophia K. Alcorn. Born in Lincoln County in 1883, she invented the Tadoma method to teach deaf~blind individuals to speak through the feel of sound vibrations from the lips and cheeks. The method was named for two de…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-ed3b5_where-racing-turned-around_Stanford-KY.html
"The Sport of Kings", or horse racing, has a long tradition within the culture of the British Crown dating back to 1174, when Henry II held the first recorded royal race at Smithfield. James I had a palace and track at Newmarket where he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-6ce9a_the-legacy-of-sportsmans-hill-at-crab-orchard_Stanford-KY.html
Before his death in 1813 at the Battle of the Thames, Whitley suspended the highly competitive racing at Sportsman's Hill when he discovered evidence that a nail had been put in the hoof of his prized horse. However, evidence in family history and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-76860_celebration_Stanford-KY.html
Most American celebrations of the 18th and 19th centuries were centered about the agrarian cycle of planting and harvesting. Autumn, the harvest season, was the time for gathering of people to assist with the harvesting of crops and the trading of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-0540b_beginning-of-horse-racing-in-kentucky_Stanford-KY.html
Disagreements in early Kentucky were not always settled by duels, but often, by a horse race, run in a straight course of about a quarter mile distance on the public roads. Quarter horses were specifically bred to run these straight-coursed races.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-b9abf_a-view-from-sportsmans-hill_Stanford-KY.html
The threat of an attack by a large Native American raiding party was a very real possibility in 1788 when William Whitley established a horse race track at Sportsman's Hill. This threat continued for the next six years. By 1794, most attacks were …