Project Gutenberg 2010-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 213 Potts, Eugenia Dunlap 1840 1912 Potts, E. D. (Eugenia Dunlap) rc01002643 The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky To the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. Produced by David Garcia, Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky" by Eugenia Dunlap Potts is a historical poem written in the late 19th century. This work recounts the early history of Lancaster, Kentucky, exploring its foundational days, the lives of its settlers and soldiers, and the evolution of the community over time. Through rich and rhythmic verse, the narrative captures the natural beauty of the region, the struggles of its inhabitants, as well as the significant events that shaped the town's legacy. At the start of the poem, the author sets a vivid scene of the landscape surrounding Lancaster, Kentucky, evoking its primordial beauty with descriptions of its forests, mountains, and wildlife. The verses introduce themes of peace disrupted by human conflict, particularly focusing on the interactions with Native American tribes and the arrival of pioneers. Early settlers, including notable figures like Daniel Boone, play a significant role in the development of the area, with Potts articulating both their valor and the costs of their ambitions. The poem's opening offers a glimpse into the town's past while hinting at the intertwined fates of its people and their environment, thus establishing a nostalgic and reverent tone toward the history of Lancaster. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Lancaster (Ky.) -- History -- Poetry F396 PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry Category: History - American 223156 2025-06-13T05:52:25.572662 text/html 218339 2021-01-06T07:36:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 90623 2021-01-06T07:36:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 176435 2025-06-13T05:52:35.708596 application/epub+zip 180261 2025-06-13T05:52:29.649707 application/epub+zip 135321 2025-06-13T05:52:27.937627 application/epub+zip 328030 2025-06-13T05:52:38.913567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322014 2025-06-13T05:52:34.540585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287815 2022-09-14T13:53:02.924447 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144806 2025-06-13T05:52:24.246666 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144757 2021-01-06T07:36:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 53956 2021-01-06T07:36:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 144749 2021-01-06T07:36:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53914 2021-01-06T07:36:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20649 2025-06-13T05:52:39.068640 application/rdf+xml 15504 2025-06-13T05:52:28.537614 image/jpeg 3770 2025-06-13T05:52:28.238622 image/jpeg 172763 2025-06-13T05:52:25.599642 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia