Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-08-15

For It Is the log cabin In which Nancy Hanks
lived when girl and in which she was married
to Thomas Lincoln by Rev. Jesse Head of Har
rodsburg. Methodist circuit rider. In this
cabin, which stood originally on the Lincoln farm
III Washington county but which was efiioved to
the Harrodsburg park several years ago, Thomas
Lincoln and his bride lived for two or three
years before moving to the farm near Hodgen.
Vile where on February IT, 1909, this pioneer
mother gave birth to the who was destined
to become one of the great men of all time
Abraham Lincoln.
Harrodsburg gets Its right to the title of 1.-THE
Mother Town from the fact that on June 18
1714, party OF settlers led by Col. James Harrod
pitched their camp beside big spring on its
site and proceeded to lay off town there They
assigned one acre in-lots ecch Side OF the
street running east and west and ten acre out
lots to each OF the inhabitants. They then pro-
ceeded to build four five cabins on their n-lots
ana drew lots for cabins scattered over wide
territory which were called lottery cabins" Soon
after their arrival they joined by Isaac
ilte, q surveyor and another party OF men,
While they were busy planning the town, Daniel
Boone and Michael Stoner, messengers from Lord
Dunmore, who had come 800 miles In 81 DAYS to
warn the venturesome pioneers In Kentucky that
the Indians were on the warpath arrived While
there Boone became interested In their plans and
Of Evan Hinton. double log cabin was built to
serve both Boone and Hinton and stood there
until 1t was burned by the Indians In l777 Thus
1t will be seen Boone Ind hand In settling
Harrodsburg before he did the town which bore
MS name The settlers at Harrodsburg remained
there until July. then, as q result of the warning
brought by Boone and Stoner, returned to take
part In the Dunmore and fought In that his
toric engagement, the battle of Point Pleasant
On,
turned TO make their permanent settlement at
Harrodsburg tsince Boone began his fort at
Boonesborough, April |, IT'S, Harrodsburg has o
priority Of more than two weeks over Boones-
borough as a permanent settlement). BY Sen
TENDER the wives and families of the Harrods.
burg settlers had arrived and finding the original
fort inadequate and scarcely safe as a defense
from the Indian attacks which were sure to come,
second and larger was built on old Fort
HILL
Within Its narrow confines that stockaded
stronghold contained all the elements that have
made Kentucky famous-courage and kindness
which distinguished such leaders as Boone and
Harrod and Logan religion as praetced by Rev.
John l.ythe and Squire Boone, who came with
Bible In one hand an ak In the other; culture
and craftsmanship exempIihed In John Todd
superb generalshp, for there George Rogers Clark
planned his conquest of the Northwest Terri
Tory 80 reads descriptive pamphlet OF
the fort.
Situated on the Wilderness Road 1t was con-
venlently reached and provided refuge for
other forters when Indians were the warpath
Brave pioneers placed their wives and children
there for safety when unable to protect them
at their own forts. People travelling over this
Wilderness Road stopped there and found cor
dial welcome, except perhaps Gen. Henry Ham
ffton, called the hair buyer who rested there
when sent In chains to Williamsburg. the captive
OF George Rogers Clark.
Baek Fish attacked 1t. Capt John Haggin |
capt John Hlnkson Capt. John McClelland, Col
Robert Patterson, General Logan, John Maxwell
end scores Of others whose names adorn the pages
or our pioneer history occupied Harrod's fort at
some time during those eventful years. . To /
them all we must accord the honor due for they |
came as the Revolution began. held their ground |
defended virgina's bnck door and saved an EN-. |
pre to hs*natlon"