. The Wilderness road to Kentucky, its location and features . to Kaskaskia and Ft. ^lassac. It shows Ft. Cumber-land and Ft. Pitt, and the ()uti)osts of settlement on the headwatersof the Tennessee River. It shows the Kentucky River and gives itthat name; the Falls of the Ohio, even Beargrass Creek. But it showsnot a single settlement in Kentucky itself. Filsons map. on the other hand, |)ublished six years later—■very iuaccurate in its natural geographical features — shows CentralKentucky as far west as Louisville dotted witii settlements: Harrods-burg. Bardstowu. Louisxillc, Boon(^sborough,
. The Wilderness road to Kentucky, its location and features . to Kaskaskia and Ft. ^lassac. It shows Ft. Cumber-land and Ft. Pitt, and the ()uti)osts of settlement on the headwatersof the Tennessee River. It shows the Kentucky River and gives itthat name; the Falls of the Ohio, even Beargrass Creek. But it showsnot a single settlement in Kentucky itself. Filsons map. on the other hand, |)ublished six years later—■very iuaccurate in its natural geographical features — shows CentralKentucky as far west as Louisville dotted witii settlements: Harrods-burg. Bardstowu. Louisxillc, Boon(^sborough, Lexington ami a score [^1 The ffildcnicss Road to KciitncI,-// or iiKirc of suiallcr stations. Tlic coiiliaNl lictwccii these two iiia])Slirapliically indicates (lie (l(>\-elu|)iiienl of Kentucky in tlic >liortspace of ti\« years. Tliis \\;i^ the situalion in 177.). T]\r l?rilisli in llu iiortliweslwere licliind the Colonies, ami. in I lie e\-enl of a peace tieaty hefoictliey were dislodiicd. were ni po^ll ion I o clann Ky xiii ne of jxissession. ^wmt^Jkrm^m^MMV l}()()iicsl)()n)ii Kentucky si-t tlenieiil on their southern flank, ami from177.) to 17S>-2 made e\-ery effort thiduyh their Indian allies to destroythese settlements. made I he effort in a way, il niiisl he >aidin passing, t hat is a stain on the repulat ion of Mrit ish arms. .Vll Kentucky settlements were weak and small. I hey coiiM no! hedislodged. Thev were aMe not onl\- to niaintain their foothold luit
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