====== Tanner's Station ======
Tanner's Station was the first settlement in [[boone_county|Boone County]], Kentucky. Baptist Reverend, [[john_tanner|John Tanner]], bought 2000 acres with John Taylor along the [[ohio_river|Ohio River]] in 1791 from John Woolpur of Philadelphia. Reverend John Tanner settled in what is now known as [[petersburg|Petersburg]], Kentucky, although the name Petersburg was not decided until 1818. Tanner's Station was built on a Fort Ancient Indian village dating to about AD 1200. This site was very conspicuous for Indians with its fertile land and being right on the river.

===== More Information =====
  * Lost River Towns in Boone County video: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmZ3TZyne1s&feature=youtu.be|Part 1]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvBdMUCgJcE&feature=youtu.be|Part 2]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t0YB9YAPy4&feature=youtu.be|Part 3]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD4WJEwfcsU&feature=youtu.be|Part 4]]


===== Related Topics =====
  * [[biographies|John Tanner]]
  * [[petersburg|Petersburg]]