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A Civil War Reprisal

 
 
A Civil War Reprisal Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 30, 2012
1. A Civil War Reprisal Marker
Inscription. Near here on Nov. 2, 1864 four innocent Confederate prisoners were executed in reprisal for the murder of Union supporter, Robert Graham of Peaks Mill, Franklin Co. All Kentuckians: Elijah Horton of Carter, Thomas Hunt and John Long of Mason, Thornton Lafferty of Pendleton counties. Hunt's body reburied at Maysville, others in the Frankfort Cemetery.
 
Erected 1962 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 504.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1792.
 
Location. 38° 11.171′ N, 84° 52.588′ W. Marker is in Frankfort, Kentucky, in Franklin County. Marker is on Capital Avenue Loop east of Shelby Street (Kentucky Route 2259), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Capital Avenue Loop, Frankfort KY 40601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Welcome To Kentucky (here, next to this marker); This Is Kentucky's Floral Clock (a few steps from this marker); The Kentucky State Capitol Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Freedom Tree (about
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600 feet away); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (about 700 feet away); Kentucky's Executive Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Emma Guy Cromwell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Franklin County, 1795 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfort.
 
Capital Avenue Loop image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 30, 2012
2. Capital Avenue Loop
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 707 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 31, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.

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