Martha Gatliff's Grave

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Martha Gatliff’s grave. She survived years of imprisonment by the British after being captured at Martin’s Station in 1780.
Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society

This file appears in: Pioneer Hero-Heroine

By Whitney Todd
Historic marker #919 in Whitley County commemorates the heroism of Charles H. Gatliff and his wife Christina Gatliff. Captain Charles Gatliff was an early pioneer and settler in Kentucky. On May…