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Captain George Logan ( 1780-May 12, 1875 ) grew up in a farming household in the area of Lexington, Kentucky.

In the late winter of 1801, young Logan loaded a barge with produce and embarked on a journey westward on the Ohio River, ultimately to sell the produce in New Orleans.

At the time, he later noted, there were no European settlements in the area between present-day Carrollton, Kentucky and Louisville.

According to Logan, both banks of the river were covered in thick forest.

He also reported seeing Native American hunters and fishermen, a large number of buffalo and deer, and heard the cries of coyotes.