Simon Kenton's Capture

ID: 1098
This file appears in: Cartwright’s Station

Samuel Cartwright and Simon Kenton were early Kentucky explorers who sometimes hunted and trapped together. Kenton is shown here as a captive of Native Americans. 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…