County Named, 1821
Inscription
For Capt. Paschal Hickman who was massacred by Indians after River Raisin battle, Jan., 1813, one of nine Ky. officers killed in that action for whom counties named. Resided Franklin County, extensive landowner. Originally, Hickman comprised the Jackson Purchase in Ky. Later eight counties have been formed within initial area.
First county seat was Columbus.
Location
AddressCourthouse Lawn, Clinton
CityClinton
CountyHickman
StateKentucky
Coordinates36.666767, -88.993800
Sources
More markers in Hickman
First Christian Church
Clinton, KY
Established 1876 on this site.
Clinton Seminary
Clinton, KY
First high school in Ky.
Guerrilla Raids on Clinton
Clinton, KY
Federal troops garrisoned in area between 1862 and 1865 were often harassed by enemy guerrillas.
Columbus
Columbus, KY
First entire town in Kentucky to be moved from one site to another.
"Gibraltar of the West"
Troops under Gen. Leonidas Polk fortified strategic line of bluffs here Sept. 3, 1861, marking CSA's first move in Ky.