Suffolk

The town of Suffolk, originally

called “Bluff,” established here

by Logan Co. Court in 1803. Site

recognized importance of Green

River for future development of

valley and State of Kentucky. The

court appointed trustees: Reuben

Browning, Hezekiah Hargrave,

Jacob Haws, Andrew Lovelace and

William Forsythe. Over.

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When Butler County formed in

1810, Suffolk was the only town.

Thomas Riddick laid out 104 half-

acre lots for town plat from his

father Jason’s Revolutionary

War land grant. Although Suffolk

failed, it became predecessor of

the town of Rochester, an

important shipping point on the

Green River, founded in 1839.

Sponsored by the Gen. Richard Butler Chapter, S.A.R.

Dedicated on May 12, 2018.

For more information see ExploreKYHistory: Suffolk.