Elizabethtown began in 1780, when three forts were built by Samuel Haycraft, Sr., Col. Andrew Hynes and Capt. Thomas Helm for common defense against Indians. The forts were one mile apart, the only settlements between falls of Ohio and Green River. Hynes laid out 30 acres for public buildings, 1793. In 1797, County Court established the town named for Hynes' wife.

Marker is on Dixie Highway East (U.S. 31W), on the left when traveling west.

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