1818 Kentucky Map

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This file appears in: Wadesboro
1818 Kentucky Map

This 1818 map shows the Jackson Purchase region as that west of the Tennessee River. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Wadesboro

By Katie Crawford-Lackey
Historical Marker #200 near Dexter, Kentucky, notes the history of Wadesboro, which served as Calloway County's seat of government from 1822 to 1842. The first permanent settlement in the Jackson Purchase area of Kentucky was established…