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"John Phelps served in Revolutionary War as defender of
Boonesborough. He and son Shadrach were still at fort with Daniel Boone in
1795. Shadrach and Celia (Stapp) Phelps settled here ca.1798. This
farm continuously owned and operated by their descendants. Original log
house was home for 3 generations. Two-story structure built by grandson
John Quincy Phelps, 1875" Leo Jackson Phelps and his wife Marilyn Miners Phelps (descendants) are standing next to the marker. The picture was taken at the marker's dedication. Photograph courtesy of Leo Jackson Phelps and Marilyn Miners Phelps. (January 2003) |
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