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The Blue Licks battle site is commemorated at Blue Licks Battlefield State Park, on U.S. Route 68 between Paris and Maysville, just outside the town of Blue Licks Springs. The site includes a granite obelisk, burial grounds, The Worthington Lodge, Hidden Waters Restaurant, a gift shop and a museum.
The Battle of Blue Licks celebration is held annually in mid-August and features a re-enactment of the Battle of Blue Licks. [6] The Short's Goldenrod Festival—a celebration of one of the rarest plants in Kentucky and the United States—saw its 30th anniversary in 2006. [13] It was held annually in the last week of September until 2008.
Eventually, the salt lick went out of business, as it was not as big as other nearby salt licks, such as Bullitt's Lick, and steamboats brought cheaper salt to Louisville. By 1830 the population and salt had dwindled, and by 1890 a change in Kentucky's constitution caused Newtown to officially dissolve. [6]
Battle of Little Mountain: March 22, 1782 near modern Mount Sterling, Kentucky: American Revolutionary War Western theater 24 Wyandot vs Kentucky militia Siege of Bryan Station: August 15–17, 1782 modern Lexington, Kentucky: American Revolutionary War Western theater 5+ Kentucky settlers vs American Indians & allies Battle of Blue Licks ...
Stephen Trigg (c. 1744 – August 19, 1782) was an American pioneer and soldier from Virginia.He was killed ten months after the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown in one of the last battles of the American Revolution while leading the Lincoln County militia at the Battle of Blue Licks, Kentucky.
[1] [2] Silas spent the majority of the American Revolution on the frontier fighting against the Indians, however, near the end of his life, he served under George Rogers Clark through the Illinois Campaigns of 1779 and died at the Battle of Blue Licks on August 19, 1782, fighting a mixed band of Natives, Loyalists and British troops.
Linda Blackford: Jim Hellard, 98, one of the Kentucky’s last living WWII veterans was first interviewed by this paper in 1946. Here’s the follow-up. A soldier, his Nazi dog, the Battle of the ...
In 1782, the river was the site of the Battle of Blue Licks. [4] The Newport Barracks in Newport guarded its mouth from 1803 to 1894. The Licking River is now used extensively for recreation, including shallow-draft boating, canoeing and fishing. It is used for rowing practice by the Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club.