Carpenter's Rock House

Carpenter's Rock House is a large rock shelter in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States. It is named for Benjamin Carpenter, an American Revolutionary War veteran who settled ca. 1785.[1][2] on Carpenter Fork[3] of Otter Creek in the central part of the county, which borders Tennessee to the south.

References

  1. ^ Wayne County Historical Society: A Pictorial Review of Wayne County, Kentucky, Wayne County Historical Society, Monticello, Ky., 1984, pp. 11, 18.
  2. ^ Bork, June Baldwin. "Early Kentucky History". www.junebaldwinbork.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  3. ^ Thomas P. Field, Kentucky Geological Survey: A Guide to Kentucky Place Names, Special Publication 5, Series X, University of Kentucky Press, Lexington, Ky., 1961, p. 56.

Photos of Carpenter's Rock House uploaded on 7 July 2003 by "worleysweb", are posted at http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/80214907uCAuqX , particularly http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1080069879047304351lSViqA 36°37′12″N 84°55′28″W / 36.62001°N 84.92436°W / 36.62001; -84.92436

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