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Christopher Gist, John Bowman, and Isaac Shelby green plaque

Covington, KY, United States

The Point. Confluence of Ohio and Licking Rivers. Christopher Gist, Agent of the Ohio Company, was first white man known to have set foot on Point, 1751. The Lieutenant of Kentucky Co., Va., Col. John Bowman, led expedition from here against Shawnee Indians in Ohio, 1777. Gov. Isaac Shelby rendezvou

sed 4,000 Ky. troops here before his victory at the Thames, 1813. Over.

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