"Ho! for Drakes Creek:" Something Ventured, Nothing Gained
Abstract
On a January day in 1817 three men rode from South Union, Kentucky to a place in nearby Warren County called "the point." From the bluff above the creek, they could see the meandering waterway, fertile bottomlands, abundant timber, and the promise of a prosperous new enterprise. Seventeen days later they purchased the site and 300 surrounding acres. They represented the religious society known as the Shakers. With the Drakes Creek procurement, the main community’s South Union leaders planned to establish an outlying farm and operate a gristmill and a sawmill in Warren County.
Fields of Study & Subjects
American and British Literature Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Communal Societies
- Publisher
- Grand Valley State University Libraries - DIGITAL COMMONS JOURNALS
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 113–122
- Publication date
- 9 February 2026
- Language
- EN