Pioneer Hunters
Pioneer Hunters is a geographical marker in Fayette, Kentucky. Pioneer Hunters is situated nearby to Lexington National Cemetery, as well as near Ladies’ Confederate Memorial.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include John Hunt Morgan Memorial and Ladies’ Confederate Memorial.
John Hunt Morgan Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The John Hunt Morgan Memorial in Lexington, Kentucky, is a monument created during the Jim Crow era, as a tribute to Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, who was from Lexington and is buried in Lexington Cemetery. John Hunt Morgan Memorial is situated 490 feet north of Pioneer Hunters.
Ladies’ Confederate Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
The Ladies' Confederate Memorial is an American Civil War monument erected in 1874 in Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS. Ladies’ Confederate Memorial is situated 490 feet north of Pioneer Hunters.
John C. Breckinridge Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
The John C. Breckinridge Memorial, originally on the courthouse lawn of Lexington, Kentucky, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS. John C. Breckinridge Memorial is situated 750 feet northeast of Pioneer Hunters.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Speigle Heights and Woodward Heights.
Speigle Heights
Neighborhood
Speigle Heights is a neighborhood just northwest of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It is sometimes referred to as Irishtown. Its boundaries are Manchester Street to the north, Pine Street to the east, High Street/Versailles Road to the south, and Forbes Road to the west.
Woodward Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woodward Heights is a neighborhood and historic district located immediately west of downtown Lexington, Kentucky. It is bounded by Maxwell Street and the Pleasant Green Hill neighborhood to the southwest, by the parking lot for Rupp Arena to the southeast, by the Lexington Convention Center property to the northeast, and by Herlihy, Cox, and High Streets to the north.
South Hill
Neighborhood
South Hill is a neighborhood and historic district located immediately south of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are South Limestone Street to the east, Pine Street to the south, South Broadway to the west, and High Street to the north.
Pioneer Hunters
- Type: Geographical marker
- Inscription: “AT A SPRING / NEAR THIS SPOT / ON / JUNE 4, 1775 / PIONEER HUNTERS / BIVOUACKED AND / NAMED THEIR CAMP / LEXINGTON / ... / THIS TABLET ERECTED BY THE / CITIZENS OF LEXINGTON / JUNE 4, 1925”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Fayette, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.05753° or 38° 3′ 27″ northLongitude
-84.51086° or 84° 30′ 39″ westOpen location code
86CQ3F5Q+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 5195384688OpenStreetMap feature
historic=marker
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