Frenchman Knob

Summit in Kentucky, United States
Frenchman Knob is located in Kentucky
Frenchman Knob
Frenchman Knob
Hart County, Kentucky
Highest pointElevation1,158 ft (353 m)[1]Coordinates37°21′17″N 085°52′25″W / 37.35472°N 85.87361°W / 37.35472; -85.87361[1]GeographyLocationHart County, Kentucky

Frenchman Knob is a summit in Hart County, Kentucky, in the United States.[1] With an elevation of 1,158 feet (353 m), Frenchman Knob is the 537th highest summit in the state of Kentucky.[2]

It was so named because a Frenchman was scalped upon it.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frenchman Knob
  2. ^ "Frenchman Knob". Peakery.com. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 333.
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Mountains of Kentucky
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  • Black Mountain
  • Frenchman Knob
  • Halls Butt
  • Indian Hill
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  • Stuffley Knob
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