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Courthouse Burned
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By Courtesy:: Ginger L. Drenning, September 5, 2012 | |
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Inscription.
Side One
Twenty-two Kentucky courthouses were burned during Civil War, nineteen in last fifteen months: twelve by Confederates, eight by guerrillas, two by Union accident.
See map on reverse side.
The courthouse at Hodgenville was burned by guerrillas Feb. 21, 1865. It had been used by Union soldiers as barracks. All of the county records were saved.
Side Two
Locations of twenty-two courthouses in Kentucky burned during Civil War.
Route of Brig. Gen. Hylan B. Lyon
December 1864
Courthouses burned on Lyon’s Raid
Other courthouses which were burned
as an incident to the war
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Erected 1963 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 591.)
Location. 37° 34.437′ N, 85° 44.407′ W. Marker is in Hodgenville, Kentucky, in Larue County. Marker is at the intersection of Lincoln Blvd (Kentucky Route 210) and East Main Street (U.S. 31E), on the right when traveling north on Lincoln Blvd. Click for map. Located in the North/East section of Lincoln Square - downtown. Marker is in this post office area: Hodgenville KY 42748, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are | | | | 
By Courtesy:: Ginger L. Drenning, September 5, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Side Two - - Courthouse Burned Marker | | |
within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Lincoln and Hodgen's Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Abraham Lincoln - As - A - Boy Statue (within shouting distance of this marker); Larue County / County Officials --- 1843 (within shouting distance of this marker); Two Miles South of this town Abraham Lincoln was born ... (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sinking Spring (approx. 3 miles away); The Memorial Building (approx. 3 miles away); Abraham Lincoln Birthplace (approx. 3 miles away); The Boundary Oak (approx. 3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Hodgenville. |
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By Courtesy:: Ginger L. Drenning, September 5, 2012 | |
| | | 3. Side One Wide View - - Courthouse Burned Marker | | |
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By Courtesy:: Ginger L. Drenning, September 5, 2012 | |
| | | 4. Side Two Wide View - - Courthouse Burned Marker | | |
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By Courtesy:: Ginger L. Drenning, September 5, 2012 | |
| | | 5. Side One Long View - - Courthouse Burned Marker | | |
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By Courtesy:: Ginger L. Drenning, September 5, 2012 | |
| | | 6. Other View - - Courthouse Burned Marker | | |
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Courtesy:: Kentucky Historical Society | |
| | | 7. 1910 Courthouse - Hodgenville, Kentucky | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on October 3, 2012, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 99 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 3, 2012, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.
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