Historical Marker

1869 "Cut-Off"/Bowie Land

In 1869 Ky. legislature changed original 1819 line dividing Simpson and Logan counties. Relocation of boundary brought new territory to Simpson County. This addition, extending from Tennessee to Warren County, Ky., included communities of Price's Mill, Middleton, Locust Grove, and some "Shaker Lands." Presented in memory of James Bowie, born in this area (see other side).

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James Bowie Birth Site - The adventurer-soldier of knife fame, Colonel James Bowie, who died 1836 at the Alamo in Texas, was born near this site in Logan, now Simpson Co., 1796. Family moved here, 1794, where his father Reason established mill, 1795; was issued a land warrant for 200 acres, 1796. Reason sold land, 1800; tract is in area later known as the "Cut-Off." Presented in memory of James Bowie.