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At the big tree outside the fort, it is easy to close one’s eyes and listen for the laughter of pioneer children, the voices of pioneer men and women at work, or the stealthy step of a lurking Indian, but all are gone, long, long, ago. Pleasant Hill was established by a religious cult of Shaking Quakers. In 1812 the colony acquired 3,000 acres of fertile farm land in Mercer County and inaugurated a large-scale building pro- gram. The Shakers were prosperous, industrious people who believed in Chris- tian socialism. Their quaint customs and extraordinary beliefs are of great in- terest. The multi-million dollar restor- ation of this unusual settlement now in progress means much to all of our county.
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A Moment's Glance We of Mercer County have inherited a vast cultural and historical background. Here can be found the remains of ancient Indian villages, the cave where Daniel Boone spent one winter, the Old Mud Meeting House built by mem- bers of the Dutch Reformed Church, Salt River, Chaplin River, and Dix River which was named Dick’s River by the Long hunters for an old Indian called Captain Dick. All are important places in our early days. Harrodsburg, our county seat, is the oldest permanent settlement in Kentucky. Harrod's Fort was settled by Captain James Harrod, June 16, 1774. Though forced by Indian raids to leave, Harrod and his men returned the next spring, their women and children following in the fall. into Our History Here George Rogers Clark lived while planning his attacks on the British forts in the Old Northwest. Here Ben Logan brought his family one bad winter. Here the first white child was born in Kentucky, and here later Rachel Jackson, “The President's Lady, lived with her first husband, Louis Robards. Here the first court was held in Kentucky as well as the first school. The children used smooth boards for paper and the juice of ox galls for ink. Their only books were Bibles and hymnals. To the north, the adventuresome McAfee brothers settled McAfee Station and laid out the town of Salvis a. The age of the buffalo, the bear, and the Indian is past. However, the hardy spirit of the Long Hunters who roamed our land and the pioneers who settled it still sur- vives in their descendants in Mercer today.
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