James Harrod: Founder of Harrodsburg, Kentucky

James Harrod: Founder of Harrodsburg, Kentucky PDF Author: Bobbi Rightmyer
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467154474
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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Book Description
A pioneer, a Soldier and a Visionary In 1774, James Harrod founded the oldest, permanent English settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains. Establishing Harrodsburg was a symbolic act declaring the Kentucky frontier open for settlement. Harrod was a soldier and pioneer who was instrumental in exploration of the area. His settlement domesticated an area considered wild and untamed and has continued for more than 200 years. Author Bobbi Dawn Rightmyer details the beginning of this historic city and life of the man who founded it.