Indian Old Fields, Kentucky facts for kids
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Indian Old Fields
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 Indian Old Fields
Location in Kentucky
Indian Old Fields
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Clark |
| Elevation | 768 ft (234 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
Indian Old Fields was a small, unnamed community in Clark County, Kentucky, United States. An "unincorporated community" means it was a place where people lived, but it didn't have its own local government or official borders like a town or city.
History of Indian Old Fields
This area got its name from something called an "Indian old field." This was a piece of land that Native American tribes had farmed a long time ago. When white settlers first arrived in this part of Kentucky, they found these fields.
The Shawnee Village of Eskippakaithiki
In this area, settlers discovered a Native American village called Eskippakaithiki. Many historians believe this was the very last Native American village in Kentucky. It was also known as Indian Old Corn Field.
The village was started around 1745 by a man named Peter Chartier. He was a leader of a group of Shawnee people. The Shawnee were a Native American tribe who lived in the Ohio Valley region. They used these "old fields" for growing crops like corn.
