The Drake Defeat and the McFarland Defeat took place three weeks apart in March and April, 1793, in what would become Laurel County, Kentucky.
Among the last major attacks by Native Americans on settlers along the Boone Trace in Kentucky, these events are related in several ways.
Listen to this episode to find out about these deadly -- yet interesting -- events which helped shape Laurel County history.
This podcast is presented by the Laurel County History Museum and Genealogy Center at Heritage Hills off Tom Jensen Highway in London.
The Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to acquire and preserve historical documents and artifacts related to the rich history of Laurel County and Southeastern Kentucky.
You can get directions to the museum and genealogy center on their website at laurelcokyhistorymuseum.org or call 606-862-1693. They’re open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and by appointment.
The Drake Defeat and the McFarland Defeat took place three weeks apart in March and April, 1793, in what would become Laurel County, Kentucky.
Among the last major attacks by Native Americans on settlers along the Boone Trace in Kentucky, these events are related in several ways.
Listen to this episode to find out about these deadly -- yet interesting -- events which helped shape Laurel County history.
This podcast is presented by the Laurel County History Museum and Genealogy Center at Heritage Hills off Tom Jensen Highway in London.
The Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to acquire and preserve historical documents and artifacts related to the rich history of Laurel County and Southeastern Kentucky.
You can get directions to the museum and genealogy center on their website at laurelcokyhistorymuseum.org or call 606-862-1693. They’re open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and by appointment.