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'''{{PAGENAME}} (1777-?)''' - First established as a camp by [[James Harrod]] 16 Jun 1774. Fort Harrod was built in 1777 on Old Fort Hill and named after [[James Harrod]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}} (1777-?)''' - First established as a camp by [[James Harrod]] 16 Jun 1774. Fort Harrod was built in 1777 on Old Fort Hill and named after [[James Harrod]]. | ||
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|width="50%"|[[Image:FortHarrod KY - 15.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Fort Harrod front gate]] | |||
|width="50%"|[[Image:FortHarrod KY - 4.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Fort Harrod bastion]] | |||
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|colspan="2"|[[File:FortHarrod KY - 2.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort Harrod Stockade and Bastion]] | |||
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=={{PAGENAME}} History== | =={{PAGENAME}} History== | ||
The original camp on Landing Run Creek quickly became Harrodstown, the first pioneer settlement in Kentucky. The original site flooded and the settlers constructed a new and larger fort on Old Fort Hill. The community of Harrodstown grew into present day Harrodsburg, the county seat of Mercer County. | The original camp on Landing Run Creek quickly became Harrodstown, the first pioneer settlement in Kentucky. The original site flooded and the settlers constructed a new and larger fort on Old Fort Hill. The community of Harrodstown grew into present day Harrodsburg, the county seat of Mercer County. | ||
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<googlemap lat="37.761928" lon="-84.84694" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | <googlemap version="0.9" lat="37.761928" lon="-84.84694" type="map" zoom="16" width="-500" height="-500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | ||
(F) 37.761928, -84.84694, | (F) 37.761928, -84.84694, Fort Harrod | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 312 | |||
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* [http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/colonials-patriots/sitee5.htm NPS Patriot Sites] | * [http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/colonials-patriots/sitee5.htm NPS Patriot Sites] | ||
* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wvmystica/Fort_Harrod.html Roots Web] | * [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wvmystica/Fort_Harrod.html Roots Web] | ||
* [http://www.e-archives.ky.gov/_govpatton/dec_2003/gov.state.ky.us/cabinets/state.ky.us/agencies/parks/ftharrd2.htm State Park] | |||
{{Visited|16 Nov 2006}} | {{Visited|16 Nov 2006}} | ||
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Fort Harrod (1777-?) - First established as a camp by James Harrod 16 Jun 1774. Fort Harrod was built in 1777 on Old Fort Hill and named after James Harrod.
Fort Harrod HistoryThe original camp on Landing Run Creek quickly became Harrodstown, the first pioneer settlement in Kentucky. The original site flooded and the settlers constructed a new and larger fort on Old Fort Hill. The community of Harrodstown grew into present day Harrodsburg, the county seat of Mercer County. Current StatusA 1927 reconstruction of Fort Harrod is located in Old Fort Harrod State Park near the Old Fort Hill location. The original spring still flows inside the stockade.
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Links: Visited: 16 Nov 2006 Fort Harrod Picture Gallery
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