This marker is on the main road into Columbia from the highway and stands in front of an updated historic home. It points out the history of an early resident.
The marker has the same text on both sides. It reads, "Daniel Trabue (1760-1840). A founder of Columbia, Trabue built original house (SW corner of this structure) ca. 1823. He served as trustee, sheriff, and justice of peace; operated grist mill, inn and retail store. Here Trabue wrote memoirs, 1827, of pioneer era, which included events at Logan's Station, Boonesborough, and service under Anthony Wayne. These accounts part of famous Draper Manuscripts."
This is marker number 1782 and it was erected in 1986 by the Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways.
The Draper Manuscripts are part of the collection of the Wisconsin Historical Society and covers primarily the period between the French and Indian War and the War of 1812 (around 1755 to 1815). Draper (1815-1891) was a lifelong student of early American history.
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