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Henry Clay's Station (1787-?) - Dr. [[Henry Clay]], who fathered one of three separate though related branches of Clays in the county, came to Bourbon County in 1787. He is reported to have built a stockade in the Clintonville District in 1787 then a stone house the following year. No primary sources were located for this information.  
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1787-1788) - A [[Revolutionary War]] Station established in 1787 near Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky. Named Henry Clay's Station after [[Dr. Henry Clay]]. Abandoned as a fortification in 1788.
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== History ==
Established in 1787 by Dr. Henry Clay as a stockaded log station. This log stockade was replaced the next year with a stone house as a defense.  


The stone house he built in 1788 is still standing. It is located along a farm road which runs southwest from Winchester Road opposite the juncture of Winchester and Spears Mill roads. The Clay cemetery is north of the house.  
The house still exists as a small structure just one-and-one-half stories high with interior end chimneys. The lower floor has two rooms and stairs in the northeast corner lead up to a second floor. The front of the house faces west with two windows on the first floor west wall. Very little modification has been done to the stone section.
== Current Status ==
The house still exists but there are no remains of the prior log stockade. The house has lately been used to store hay and is locally known as "the Fort". Archeological site designation: 15Bb77.
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'''Location:''' Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky.


Source: [[Nancy O'Malley]], [[Stockading Up]]
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* Elevation: 927'
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'''See Also:'''
* [[:Category:Kentucky Stations|Kentucky Stations]]
'''Sources:'''
* {{OMalley}}, page 52, 55.
'''Links:'''
* [https://www.northamericanforts.com/East/kycent1.html#bourbon North American Forts -  Henry Clay's Station]
* [http://jwww.frontierfolk.net/ramsha_research/stations/clay.html Frontier Folk - Dr. Henry Clay]]
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Henry Clay's Station (1787-1788) - A Revolutionary War Station established in 1787 near Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky. Named Henry Clay's Station after Dr. Henry Clay. Abandoned as a fortification in 1788.

History

Established in 1787 by Dr. Henry Clay as a stockaded log station. This log stockade was replaced the next year with a stone house as a defense.

The house still exists as a small structure just one-and-one-half stories high with interior end chimneys. The lower floor has two rooms and stairs in the northeast corner lead up to a second floor. The front of the house faces west with two windows on the first floor west wall. Very little modification has been done to the stone section.

Current Status

The house still exists but there are no remains of the prior log stockade. The house has lately been used to store hay and is locally known as "the Fort". Archeological site designation: 15Bb77.


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Location: Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky.

Maps & Images

Lat: 38.138364 Long: -84.23098

See Also:

Sources:

  • O'Malley, Nancy, Stockading Up: A Study of Pioneer Stations in the Inner Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, Kentucky Heritage Council, University of Kentucky Program for Cultural Resource Assessment, 1987, rev 1994, 347 pages, page 52, 55.

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