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In the late 1700s, slaves were brought to this area with their white owners as part of the "traveling church" from Virginia. In 1877, many former slaves moved west to newly-formed Nicodemus, Kansas. Those that remained in this area purchased land …
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Branham's MillBridge occupies historic creek crossing site of mill of Richard and James Branham. Richard, the father, received 200-acre land grant for service as sergeant in Washington's regiment in French and Indian War. Family occupied setting a…
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This area first explored April 1775 by Wm. McConnell, Charles Lecompte and party from Penn. Buffalo herds had stamped down undergrowth and ground around the spring - origin of town's name. McConnell and Lecompte in Battle of Blue Licks, KY., 1782.
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This bowl-shaped basin is one of the state's three major "stamping grounds." Formed when bison herds trampled the soil by the spring, the area was at the junction of several trails used by migrating herds. After the bison left, the spring served t…
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