Fort Harrod

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This file appears in: McKinney's Fort
Fort Harrod

Although not as large as Fort Harrod, shown here, or Fort Boonesborough, McKinney's Fort offered a log stockade for protection. 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…