Lincoln
Baughman Mill
Stanford, KY
Completed in 1881 and originally named Lincoln Mills, it struggled to be successful until purchased by S. H. Baughman in 1892.
Birthplace of Naval Aviation Pioneer
Lt. Richard Caswell Saufley's Naval flights were the first official demonstrations in U.S. using aeroplanes for scouting purposes.
Boneyville
One of several “free towns” in Lincoln Co. Created in 1867 from Hugh Hays’ estate and named for founder, Napoleon Bonaparte Hays...
Bright's Inn
Stanford, KY
Bright’s Inn, a stagecoach stop near the Wilderness Road, was built in 1815 by Capt. John Bright.
Cherokees in Kentucky
Stanford, KY
Chiefs Oconostota, Attacullaculla, and Sewanooko signed the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals in 1775 which relinquished Cherokee claims to most...
County Named, 1780
Stanford, KY
For Benjamin Lincoln, 1733-1810.
Crash of the B-58 "Hustler"
McKinney, KY
At the height of the Cold War, on the night of Dec. 12, 1966, the residents of McKinney were startled by the sound of an explosion.
Earliest Church
Stanford, KY
The Stanford Presbyterian Church, founded 1788 on this site, on Old Wilderness Trail.
Lincoln County
Stanford, KY
Benjamin Logan built Logan's Fort at St. Asaphs, mile to west, 1776.
Logan's Station
Stanford, KY
Or St. Asaph. Colonel Benjamin Logan settled here after leaving party of Colonel Henderson at Hazel Patch because of settlement plans.
Mc Cormack Christian Church
Daniel McCormack donated land for church, graveyard and school, 1819, to replace log church built by Baptists, circa 1785.
Mc Kinney's Fort
McKinney, KY
Built by Archibald McKinney by 1792, this early trading post was an important stop on Cumberland Trace.
On Confederate Routes
Crab Orchard, KY
CSA Gen. J. H. Morgan's cavalry on first Kentucky raid, returning from Cynthiana, burned Dix River bridge above here and camped on July...
PFC William B. Baugh, USMC
Hustonville, KY
This Congressional Medal of Honor recipient born near here July 7, 1930.
Sportsman's Hill
2 mi. Whitley House.
Stanford Female College
Stanford, KY
The Stanford Female Seminary was incorporated by the Ky.
The Cedars
Stanford, KY
This home was built in 1853 by Dr. Thomas Montgomery, son of James Montgomery, a judge and congressman.
Traveler's Rest
KY 300 East, KY
Isaac Shelby, 1st & 5th governor, came to Ky.
Wilderness Road/Logan's Station
Stanford, KY
Benjamin Logan left Boone’s Road, April 15, 1775, following trace that became the final segment of “Wilderness Road.