Harrod’s Fort

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Harrod’s Fort was an 18th-century pioneer settlement and defensive outpost that became the nucleus of what is now Harrodsburg, Kentucky, one of the earliest permanent European-American communities in the state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defensive outpost
frontier fort
pioneer settlement
category Colonial American frontier fort
Pre-statehood history of Kentucky
coordinateLocation 37.762°N 84.843°W
country United States
foundedBy James Harrod
hasPart blockhouses
cabins
stockade
hasRole nucleus of Harrodsburg, Kentucky
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places listing
inception 1774
locatedIn Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Kentucky
Mercer County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
United States
locatedInFormerEntity Virginia (before Kentucky statehood)
linked to: Virginia
locatedInTimePeriod 18th century
namedAfter James Harrod
presentLocation Old Fort Harrod State Park
reconstructedAs replica fort at Old Fort Harrod State Park
significantEvent early permanent European-American settlement in Kentucky
significantFor being among the earliest permanent European-American communities in Kentucky
usedFor defense against Native American attacks
pioneer settlement

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Harrodsburg, Kentucky foundedAs Harrod’s Fort