Early Settlers of the Forks
N 37° 16.608 W 086° 10.464
16S E 573192 N 4125898
Located between Nolin Dam and Mammoth Cave National Park
Waymark Code: WMJEH
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2006
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John Swadden Sanders and brothers Joseph, Joshua, and Samuel were among earliest settlers of forks region, between Nolin and Green Rivers. Sanders family first came to Ky., 1779. John later settled in present-day Edmonson Co., ca. 1804; buried at Buzzard Roost. Samuel served as sheriff, magistrate, and justice of peace for Edmonson Co.