Captured

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This file appears in: McKinney's Fort
Captured

American Indian raiders sometimes took settlers captives. Frontier forts and stations helped protect against such fears. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: McKinney's Fort

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #2063 in Lincoln County remembers McKinney's Fort, an early Kentucky settlement and trading post. As settlers from the east coast states moved westward into frontier regions like Kentucky, they disturbed the lives of the…