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Slack Farm ( 15 UN 28) is an archaeological site of the Caborn-Welborn variant of the Mississippian culture. Slack Farm is located near Uniontown, Kentucky, close to the confluence of the Ohio River and the Wabash Rivers. The site included a Native American mound and an extensive village occupation dating between 1400 and 1650 CE.
Boone was the only person to survive the attacks of local Indian tribes, and remained in the wilderness of Kentucky until 1771. Filson mentions that the land on the north side of the Kentucky River was purchased from the Five Nations, and the land on the south side during a treaty with Cherokee Indians at Wataga in 1775.
Transylvania Colony. The Transylvania Colony, also referred to as the Transylvania Purchase, was a short-lived, extra-legal colony founded in early 1775 by North Carolina land speculator Richard Henderson, who formed and controlled the Transylvania Company. Henderson and his investors had reached an agreement to purchase a vast tract of ...
Indian commercial development is defined by as the economic evolution of Native American tribes from hunter-gatherer based societies into fur-trade-based industries. From the early 1500s to the 1800s, intertribal and European relationships evolved in response to the growth of English settlements into the United States.
Mosopelea. The Mosopelea, or Ofo (also Ofogoula), were a Siouan -speaking Native American people who historically lived near the upper Ohio River. In reaction to Iroquois Confederacy invasions to take control of hunting grounds in the late 17th century, they moved south to the lower Mississippi River. They finally settled in central Louisiana ...
One of the most “exquisite” estates in the state of Kentucky resting in a coveted neighborhood is headed to the auction block on Oct. 14, a news release says. Pool area
Stone House of Indian Creek. / 38.41833°N 84.27222°W / 38.41833; -84.27222. The Stone House of Indian Creek is located near Cynthiana, Kentucky. It was built in c.1810 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
Glover's Cave. Glover's Cave is part of an extensive natural karst system that extends from Christian to Todd counties in Kentucky. Over 3.2 km of the cave have been surveyed. [1] The cave was used for many purposes since its discovery by Native American Indians. They inhabited a major entrance to the cave from about 10,000 years ago until ...