Simon Kenton

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This file appears in: Cartwright’s Station
Simon Kenton

Simon Kenton, shown here, explored a portion of Kentucky with Samuel Cartwright in 1774. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Cartwright’s Station

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1339 in Marion County notes the location of Cartwright’s Station, an important frontier post between the Cumberland Gap and the Falls of the Ohio River. Samuel Cartwright was an early explorer into what eventually became…