Russell's Map

ID: 1171
This file appears in: Cartwright’s Station
Russell's Map

Cartwright's Creek is included on Russell's Kentucky map from 1794. 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…