Historical Marker

Maj. Bland W. Ballard

Historical marker location:

Shelbyville, Kentucky

( US 60 at Cross Keys Rd., Shelbyville)

Hunter, Indian fighter and scout for George Rogers Clark in Wabash expeditions. Born in Va., 1761. With Wayne at Fallen Timbers. Wounded at River Raisin. Survived Long Run, Tick Creek Massacres, Floyd's Fork Ambush. State Legislator. Died in 1853 in Shelby County, buried in the State Cemetery at Frankfort.

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Tick Creek Massacre - Near Tyler Station, three miles north, Bland Ballard, his wife, and three children were massacred at Ballard's cabin on Tick Creek in October 1788. His son, Major Bland W. Ballard, killed six Indians, and survived attack. Two other children survived. Tyler Station was established in 1781 by Ballard and Robert Tyler. It was abandoned shortly after the massacre.