Filson Map

ID: 2247
This file appears in: County Named, 1822

This map, created by John Filson in 1784, shows Boonesborough on the Kentucky River. Callaway ran a ferryboat across the river before he was killed by Native Americans. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: County Named, 1822

By Katie Crawford-Lackey
Historical Marker #825 in Murray honors early Kentucky explorer and settler Richard Callaway. Calloway County (spelled differently), which was established in 1822, is named for this pioneer…