Mapping Kentucky’s Settlements

On the U.S. Map

1. Locate, label and color Kentucky.

2. Locate, label and color (using a different color) six of the

seven states surrounding Kentucky. DO NOT LABEL VIRGINIA

3. Locate, label and color (using a different color) Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Virginia (the three states from which most of Kentucky’s settlers came).

4. Create a map key.

Mapping Kentucky’s Settlements

On the Kentucky Map

1. Locate and label the Cumberland Gap.

2. Locate and label

a. Boonesboro. (Daniel Boone)

b. Lexington (Robert Patterson)

c. Bryan’s Station (Bryan Brothers)

d. Harrodsburg (James Harrod)

e. Middletown (Chenoweth)

f. Louisville (Thomas Bullitt)

Pay Attention to the Rivers!!

Mapping Kentucky’s Settlements

On the Kentucky Map

3. Draw in the Wilderness Road.

4. Draw in the Ohio as it borders Kentucky from the east to Louisville.

5. Create a map key. Include a list of settlements and their founder(s).

TN

GA SCNC

KY VA

PA

MD DE

Of Interest…

•Great Valley Road

•Runs N-S

•Eastern states well defined

•What’s missing?

Bryans Station

Middletown

Ohio River

Louisville(Falls of the Ohio)