1862 Map

ID: 2270
This file appears in: Wadesboro
1862 Map

This 1862 map shows much of the area that was purchased from the Chickasaw Indian Nation in 1818. 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…