Harrods Town

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Harrods Town was an early frontier settlement in what is now Kentucky, established in the 18th century and later developed into the city of Harrodsburg.

All labels observed (2)

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Harrods Town canonical 1
Harrod’s Town settlement 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former populated place
frontier settlement
coordinateLocation near present-day Harrodsburg, Kentucky
country United States
developedInto Harrodsburg
dissolvedOrAbolished 18th century (as it evolved into Harrodsburg)
ethnicGroupInEarlySettlement Euro-American pioneers
follows earlier temporary hunting camps in Kentucky
foundedBy James Harrod
foundedInCentury 18th century
hasCapital none
hasHistoricalRole early Kentucky pioneer settlement
precursor to Harrodsburg
hasSuccessor Harrodsburg
hasTypeOfGovernment frontier settlement governance
heritageDesignation one of the earliest permanent white settlements in Kentucky
inception 1774
locatedIn Kentucky
Mercer County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
central Kentucky
linked to: Central Kentucky
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Virginia (before Kentucky statehood)
linked to: Virginia
locatedOn near Salt River watershed (Kentucky)
namedAfter James Harrod
partOf American frontier
Trans-Appalachian frontier
Virginia (former jurisdiction)
linked to: Virginia
significantEvent American Revolutionary War era frontier activity
early permanent settlement in Kentucky
usedLanguage English

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Harrodsburg, Kentucky foundedAs Harrods Town
Fort Harrod commemorates Harrod’s Town settlement
linked to: Harrods Town