“Service during the Revolutionary War allowed many Virginia veterans to claim lands in what became the state of Kentucky. Among those veterans were John Carpenter and his half-brother, Adam, who were from Rockingham County, Virginia. The Carpenter brothers were the sons of George Carpenter, Sr., a Swiss immigrant who died serving in the Continental army during the Revolutionary War. Today, the Carpenter’s Station Cemetery, which holds the remains of original settlers John and Conrad Carpenter, reminds modern visitors of these pioneers’ desire to obtain a place to call their own and their role in America’s westward expansion.” (Kentucky History)
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