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By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 25, 2020
Burks Chapel A.M.E. Church Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| On Ohio Street at South 7th Street, on the right when traveling west on Ohio Street. |
| | Organized ca. 1871 at home of Dinah Jarrett with 12 members. Named for founder, Moses Burks. On this site was first structure, frame church. Brick church built, 1874. In 1911, under the Rev. P. A. Nichols, present edifice was constructed. Rev. G. H. . . . — — Map (db m158746) HM |
| On Broadway Street just east of North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The organizer of the American Red Cross in 1881, Clara Barton, came to Paducah March 13, 1884, on the steamboat "Josh V. Throop" to help direct relief work during the Ohio River flood. Relief boats traveled from Pittsburgh to Cairo in first flood . . . — — Map (db m158788) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (Business U.S. 60) south of Washington Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | House in which Paducah's famed humorist, Irvin S. Cobb, was born in 1876 stood here until 1917. The home of Dr. Reuben Saunders, Cobb's maternal grandfather, a pioneer physician who practiced here 1847-l891. For discovery of a cure for cholera in . . . — — Map (db m158785) HM |
| On South 6th Street near Ohio Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Site of home of Col. Ed Murray who built the USS Merrimac, 1855. Ship was taken by Confederates at Norfolk, April 20, 1861. Rebuilt as “ironclad”, the CSS Virginia. On March 8, 1862, it sank two US ships off Hampton Roads, Va. Next day . . . — — Map (db m158744) HM |
| On Farley Place 0.1 miles south of South 3rd Street (Business U.S. 60), on the left when traveling south. |
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Confederate Flag of Welcome
With the Confederate occupation of Hickman and Columbus in the late summer of 1861, Paducahans were thrilled and flew a large Confederate flag to welcome Southern Army thought on way. As Gen. . . . — — Map (db m158735) HM |
| On South 7th Street north of Clark Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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In 1792, Kentucky separated from Virginia and became fifteenth state in the Union. It was not until 1818 that Indian lands west of Tennessee River were bought from the Chickasaws and named the Jackson Purchase.
Name, Party, . . . — — Map (db m158750) HM |
| On Broadway Street east of Keiler Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Organized as mission, New Bethel Church 1839; constituted as church Nov. 14, 1840. First met courthouse at 2nd and Kentucky; 1st building, 300 block Broadway; 2nd and 3rd
buildings at 5th and Jefferson. Second building seized by Union army, 1861, . . . — — Map (db m158838) HM |
| On Audubon Drive at Sunset Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Audubon Drive. |
| | Organized, 1849, affiliated with Campbell-Stone Movement in plea for Christian Unity. Located at Seventh and Jefferson, 1895-1965. Tower Bell, cast in 1868, used on area river packets sixty years. Murrell Blvd. Congregation merged following 1937 . . . — — Map (db m158845) HM |
| On North 7th Street at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north on North 7th Street. |
| | Organized October 29, 1842, at home of Judge James Campbell on Broadway, with eight charter members. Rev. A. W. Campbell served as first pastor. Met in homes and courthouse until 1848, when church was built near corner of Third and Kentucky. Moved . . . — — Map (db m158796) HM |
| On Old Mayfield Road (State Road 994) at Schmidt Road, on the right when traveling south on Old Mayfield Road. |
| | Gen. Nathan B. Forrest and his CSA troops bivouacked one mile southwest of this spot, after the Battle of Paducah, March 25, 1864. Forrest moved to Mayfield next day where he paroled his men in order that they could visit their homes in western . . . — — Map (db m158892) HM |
| On Irvin Cobb Drive/South 21st Street (U.S. 62) at Old Mayfield Road, on the right when traveling west on Irvin Cobb Drive/South 21st Street. |
| | Gen. N. B. Forrest with Thompson's Ky. and Bell's Tenn. Brigades raided Paducah on March 25, 1864. Union's Fort Anderson held with aid of gunboats. Guards at USA warehouse captured. Part of town burned. Supplies of food taken by withdrawing CSA . . . — — Map (db m158836) HM |
| On Fountain Avenue at Monroe Street, on the right when traveling north on Fountain Avenue. |
| | Congregation organized in 1892 as
a mission. Original church built
at 10th & Trimble Sts. In 1908,
Fountain Ave. Methodist Episcopal
Church, South was erected here at
a cost of $35,000; it has been in
continual service since. In . . . — — Map (db m158819) HM |
| On Madison Street at Fountain Avenue, in the median on Madison Street. |
| | Heroic statue of this Confederate erected in 1909 by his sons and United Daughters of Confederacy. Born in Maryland. Chief engineer, 1855-56, New Orleans and Jackson Railroad, first to enter Paducah. Joined Confederates July 5, 1861. Killed in . . . — — Map (db m158818) HM |
| On North 4th Street (Business U.S. 60) south of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Site of a one-story frame store, Hummel's Gunshop. He came here in 1861. Federal soldiers occupying Paducah in Civil War brought their firearms to him for repair. When the Confederates raided the city, March, 1864, they looted his shop, but he had . . . — — Map (db m158791) HM |
| On Buckner Lane at South Sycamore Drive, on the right when traveling west on Buckner Lane. |
| | Organized in 1887, as mission of First Baptist Church. Constituted as the Second Baptist Church in January, 1894, with twenty-two members. First building located 9th and Ohio. Moved to Murrell Boulevard in February, 1922, and changed to present . . . — — Map (db m158843) HM |
| On North 6th Street just south of Park Avenue (Business U.S. 60), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Liberty of Texas 1836
From here 18 “Paducah Volunteers” led by Capt. Amon B. King embarked for Texas in 1835 in response to Sam Houston's appeal for aid in fight for freedom from Mexico. Two weeks after The Alamo, in battle at . . . — — Map (db m158792) HM |
| On Broadway Street (Business U.S. 45) just east of North 19th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Home of Linn Boyd, 1800-59, stood 500 ft. south. Served in Kentucky Legislature, U.S. Congress, wrote resolution to annex Texas. House Speaker, 1851-55. Proposed for Vice President by Ky. delegates at Democratic Convention, 1856, which chose . . . — — Map (db m158830) HM |
| On Alben Barkley Drive (U.S. 62) at Clint Hill Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Alben Barkley Drive. |
| | Founded at 707 Broadway in 1932, this is oldest non-denominational two-year college in Ky. Originally private, Paducah. Jr. College was a municipal institution, 1936-1968. In 1949-53 college became focal point of NAACP's successful . . . — — Map (db m158847) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (Business U.S. 60) at Norton Street, on the left when traveling south on South 3rd Street. |
| | Paducah Furnace
Built here 1889 by Paducah Iron Co., 70 ft. high with a maximum inner diameter of 14 ft. Rated annual capacity 30,000 tons of iron, using coke fuel. Operations began in 1900, smelting ore from Lyon, Trigg, Livingston Counties in . . . — — Map (db m158741) HM |
| On St. John Church Road at Mayfield Road (Kentucky Highway 1241), on the right when traveling east on St. John Church Road. |
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St. John the Evangelist Church
Roots of the first Catholic parish in McCracken Co. go back to German immigrants who settled in this area about 1839. Fr. Elisha Durbin said Mass in homes until log church
was built in 1849. A frame church was . . . — — Map (db m158893) HM |
| On Kentucky Avenue at South 21st Street, on the right when traveling east on Kentucky Avenue. |
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Organized on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 1868, by Rev. B. Sickel. The Congregation was incorporated January 26, 1869. First church building on South Fourth Street dedicated January 7, 1872. Present early English Gothic building dedicated November . . . — — Map (db m158834) HM |
| On Joe Clifton Drive (U.S. 60) at Madison Street, on the right when traveling north on Joe Clifton Drive. |
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An organized Jewish community has existed in Paducah since 1864 when Paducah Chevra Yeshurun Burial Society was chartered. The first Jewish house of worship in Paducah was established in 1871, located on the east side of South Fifth between Clark . . . — — Map (db m158842) HM |
| On Jefferson Street just west of North 29th Street, in the median. |
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The Ohio Valley Flood of 1937 was the greatest natural disaster in the history of the U.S. and drove over one million citizens from their homes. This location marks the water's western edge in Paducah at the height of the flood, Feb. 2, 1937. . . . — — Map (db m158841) HM |
| On Lone Oak Road (U.S. 45) at Lovelaceville Road (Kentucky Highway 1322), on the right when traveling south on Lone Oak Road. |
| | On this site stood the massive tree for which the town of Lone Oak was named in 1900. The town, first known as Pepper's Mill, was renamed to obtain a local post office. The tree was cut down in 1903 and was used for a bonfire on Christmas night . . . — — Map (db m158867) HM |
| On Buckner Lane 0.1 miles east of 47th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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Organized August, 1874 as “German Evangelical Unity Church” with Rev. Daniel Eschenbrenner first pastor. German services held in “Old School House Church” on So. 3rd St. New church at 423 So. 5th St. dedicated August, 1894 . . . — — Map (db m158846) HM |
| On Washington Street west of South 7th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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Organized 1855 in log cabin near this site, led by George Brent, member Paducah First Baptist Church. Second was frame building, built by slaves, under leadership of Rev. George W. (“Pappy”) Dupee, the first pastor constituted on . . . — — Map (db m158781) HM |
| On Richard Roof Drive 0.1 miles west of Fisher Road (Kentucky Highway 724), on the right when traveling south. |
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Welcome to Paducah Ky.
Founded by Gen. William Clark, 1827, at confluence of Tennessee, Ohio Rivers. Named for legendary Chickasaw Indian Chief Paduke. County seat McCracken County. Home Vice President Alben W. Barkley, this airport named in . . . — — Map (db m158861) HM |
| On H C Mathis Drive (U.S. 45) at North 14th Street, on the right when traveling north on H C Mathis Drive. |
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Ground broken for this college on Dec. 9, 1909, by Dr. Dennis H. Anderson, who had a determination to improve education for Negroes in Kentucky. Cornerstone for first building laid, 1911. Dr. Anderson failed to get bill passed in 1912 legislature . . . — — Map (db m158816) HM |
| On Broadway Street (Business U.S. 45) east of South 28th Street (U.S. 45), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Incorporated March 3, 1851, by act of Kentucky General Assembly as Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Merged with Presbyterian Church USA, 1906, and became Kentucky Avenue Presbyterian Church. In 1951 the congregation moved to modified . . . — — Map (db m158837) HM |
| On Ogden Landing Road (State Highway 358) at Wilmington Road, on the right when traveling east on Ogden Landing Road. |
| | Site of first McCracken County seat half mile south. Established in 1827, three years after county was formed. Town site covered 102 acres, on which there were only eight buildings. First court held home of Isaac Lovelace; courthouse completed, . . . — — Map (db m158860) HM |
| On U.S. 31E/150, on the right when traveling north. |
| | After a fresco in the Capitol at Washington which depicts John Fitch at work on the model of his first steamboat to effect a successful voyage
Beneath this monument are interred the mortal remains of John Fitch, Soldier and Inventor, . . . — — Map (db m158418) HM |
| On South Main Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling north. |
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Named for an unusually large dam made by beavers across a nearby stream. First settlers
came in 1798 and founded the first Baptist Church here, in year Ohio County formed. Town incorporated, 1873.
In early times, area covered by canebrakes . . . — — Map (db m159259) HM |
| On State Highway 85 at Valley Lane, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 85. |
| | Name derived from Spanish word meaning deer. Traditionally deer watered and crossed river there. Town was laid out by H.D. Taylor Mar 1851. Ceralvo took its place as thriving river town. Became an important shipping point for both passengers and . . . — — Map (db m159263) HM |
| On U.S. 231 0.1 miles south of Cromwell Road, on the right when traveling north. |
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Built in 1921 by Sublett & Hafner contractors for a sum of $9.000. Consisted of four classrooms with basement housing a coal furnace. School originally had grades 1-10; grades 11 & 12 were added in 1924. In 1929, a gym, two classrooms, & stage . . . — — Map (db m159219) HM |
| On State Highway 69 at Barnetts Station Road, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 69. |
| | Site of one of the earliest forts erected in this area. Established by brothers Joseph and Alexander Barnett who came from Virginia to Kentucky in early 1780s. Settlement was frequently raided by Indians. During an attack in April 1790, two children . . . — — Map (db m159265) HM |
| On Washington Street at Cs-1046, on the right when traveling west on Washington Street. |
| | Here stood the fort known as
Barnett's Station
established by the brothers
Joseph Barnett
and
Alexander Barnett
February 1783
or prior thereto
One of the first three forts
erected in western Kentucky
It was the scene . . . — — Map (db m159275) HM |
| On South Main Street (U.S. 231) just north of Washington Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | For the Ohio River, originally its northern boundary. From this territory has been formed Butler, Grayson, Daviess, Hancock, McLean Counties. Two settlements were Hartford Station, about 1785, and Barnett's Station, founded by Col. Joseph Barnett in . . . — — Map (db m159282) HM |
| On South Main Street (U.S. 231) south of East Center Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Gen. Hylan B. Lyon with 800 men invaded Ky., Dec. 1864, to enforce CSA draft law and divert USA from Nashville. In 23 days he burned seven courthouses used by Union forces. See map on reverse side. At Hartford, garrison captured by Lyon, Dec. 20 . . . — — Map (db m159280) HM |
| On Mulberry Street just south of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The first known successful removal of an entire collarbone, performed in 1813, by Dr. Charles McCreery. The patient, a 14-year-old boy, “made a complete recovery with perfect use of his arm, living past middle age.” Dr. McCreery was . . . — — Map (db m159271) HM |
| On Cs-1014 south of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Charles Courtney Curran, a Hartford native, became well known as an artist. Born in 1861; at age 27 received the 3rd Hallgarten prize for his painting “A Breezy Day.” In 1890 his “Lotus Lilies of Lake Erie” won honorable . . . — — Map (db m159266) HM |
| On South Main Street (U.S. 231) 0.1 miles north of East Union Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Site of the first covered bridge here, built in 1823, thought to be the first across the Rough River. This was later replaced by another similar one after the decay of the first. Earlier crossings were by ford or ferry. An iron bridge was . . . — — Map (db m159287) HM |
| On East Center Street at Cs-1046, on the right when traveling east on East Center Street. |
| | Ohio County's first jail and courthouse, a combined two-story, log structure, built 1799-1800. The second-story courtroom was of “well-hewed logs, with a raised bench for the court, a bar for the attorneys, with bannisters and rails.” . . . — — Map (db m159276) HM |
| On South Main Street (U.S. 231) at East Center Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m159279) HM |
| On Mulberry Street just south of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This house erected in 1880 on land originally donated to the town by pioneer Gabriel Madison in 1799. Now owned by Ohio County Historical Society, the home is its museum. It was the former home of John C. Thomas, early Hartford merchant. With two . . . — — Map (db m159273) HM |
| On CS-1014 south of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | William Smeathers took part in American Revolution and War of 1812; helped erect fort here and at Vienna (later Calhoun) in early 1780s. He was the subject of a sketch by Washington Irving, 1797. Smeathers served on first grand jury of the Court . . . — — Map (db m159270) HM |
| On South Main Street (U.S. 231) at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. |
| | This memorial erected
by the veterans and
citizens of Ohio County
and dedicated to
the memory of the boys
who gave their lives
in World War I and II
World War I 1917-18 ☆ World War II 1941-45
War I
Alsip, Samuel . . . — — Map (db m160164) WM |
| On Cs-1014 south of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This orator, debater, and minister was also a teacher, Bible scholar, and hymn composer. He preached near the Lincoln home on Knob Creek and baptized Abraham's father, Thomas Lincoln. William Downs was born 1782 in old fort at site of Hartford. . . . — — Map (db m159269) HM |
| On Cs-1014 just south of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This fiery native son of Hartford, later a Missouri congressman for 24 years, embraced bimetallism, or “Free Silver,” as solution to widespread indebtedness. “Silver Dick” (1835-99), a noted orator, also denounced monopolies, . . . — — Map (db m159267) HM |
| On North Main Street (U.S. 231) 0.1 miles north of West Union Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Settled before 1790, this area was often scene of bloody strife with Indians. There is evidence that a settlement was made at present site of Hartford in 1782, first fortified place in the lower Green River Valley. Land was donated by Gabriel . . . — — Map (db m159283) HM |
| On U.S. 62 just south of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The town was named for Henry D. McHenry, lawyer, banker, state representative and senator. His influence brought railroad — and coal-burning locomotives — to Ohio Co. Member of Convention, 1890-91, which framed Kentucky's present (4th) . . . — — Map (db m159262) HM |
| On Homeplace Lane 0.2 miles east of U.S. 62, on the right when traveling east. |
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Two thirds of a mile through the woods is the home of Uncle Pen's dearest friend, Clarence Wilson. Musician, farmer, country lender, Clarence and his wife, Minnie, took care of the legendary Pen after his hip was broken. The accident occurred . . . — — Map (db m159258) HM |
| On Homeplace Lane 0.2 miles east of U.S. 62, on the left when traveling east. |
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Home of Charlie Monroe and first wife Betty (Miller) Monroe, built ca. 1943.
After a successful music career, Charlie retired here in 1957 and mined coal on the property until it was sold in 1964. — — Map (db m159256) HM |
| On Homeplace Lane 0.7 miles east of U.S. 62, on the right when traveling east. |
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Half a mile or so to the south of here is Jerusalem Ridge, made famous by Bill Monroe's 1975 instrumental recording of the same name.
Slightly higher in elevation than Pigeon Ridge (where the Homeplace stands), Jerusalem Ridge was one of the . . . — — Map (db m159253) HM |
| On Homeplace Lane 0.8 miles east of U.S. 62, on the right when traveling east. |
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The Monroe Homeplace has been called the most musical home in America. It is not only the birthplace of three famous musicians it is also the birthplace of the American musical form known today as Bluegrass.
After farm chores were done, the . . . — — Map (db m159252) HM |
| On U.S. 62 at North McHenry Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 62. |
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PFC Wesley Phelps
This Congressional Medal of Honor winner, born in Grayson County, June 12, 1923, is buried in Rosine Cemetery. Phelps served with Third Battalion, Seventh Marines, First
Marine Division, during World War II. The honor was . . . — — Map (db m159223) HM WM |
| On Bill Monroe Avenue (U.S. 62) west of Kentucky Road 1544, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Post office here was established as Pigeon Roost, January 16, 1872. The name was changed to Rosine, June 10, 1873, in honor of Jennie Taylor McHenry, 1832-1914, a poet who wrote under the pen name of “Rosine.” A collection of her poems . . . — — Map (db m159251) HM |
| On U.S. 62 at North McHenry Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 62. |
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Lest we forget...
In memory and in honor
of all
Rosine area veterans
of the
United States Armed Forces
Paul R McDaniel USMC 1955-1958 Hughes Meredith Civil War Phelps Wesley USMC KIA 1944 Medal Honor Rains Onis Sgt. US Army WWII . . . — — Map (db m159228) WM |
| On Kenny Perry Drive 0.8 miles south of Rapids Road, on the right when traveling south. |
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Cofounder of the Pony Express, he was born near this site on Oct. 4, 1814. Five years later, his family moved to Mo. Territory. In 1849, he formed a freighting business from
Mo. to Santa Fe. In 1854, became partners with Wm. Russell and Wm. . . . — — Map (db m159143) HM |
| On West Cedar Street (State Highway 100) at North Main Street (U.S. 31W), on the right when traveling west on West Cedar Street. |
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Carrie Conn Moore, the first woman to serve in the Kentucky Senate, was born in Logan Co. on January 7, 1904. She moved to Franklin when she married J. Lee Moore. After her husband's death, she won a special election in Nov. 1949 to fill the . . . — — Map (db m159146) HM |
| On North College Street north of West Cedar Street (Kentucky Highway 100), on the right when traveling north. |
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Cash-Carter Wedding
Country music icons Johnny Cash and June Carter were married here on March 1, 1968, one week after Cash proposed on stage in Ontario, Canada. The couple came to Franklin because in Kentucky they could purchase a license . . . — — Map (db m159153) HM |
| On Walker Street west of John J. Johnson Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
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A hallmark of the black community, it was dedicated on September 8, 1940 and G.R. Houston served as its first principal. In 1944, county schools merged with Lincoln, which brought about crowded conditions. School added onto several times from . . . — — Map (db m159162) HM |
| On Walker Street west of John J. Johnson Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
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The original Lincoln School was formally dedicated on Sunday, September 8, 1940. The two-story building was a hallmark for the Black Community and marked a new beginning for education. The life of the school was interwoven with the fabric of the . . . — — Map (db m159167) HM |
| On Bowling Green Road (U.S. 31W) 0.1 miles north of Carr Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | An antebellum landmark built by Andrew Jackson Caldwell, an ardent advocate of the southern cause. Many Confederate soldiers found shelter here. Bricks were made, wood cut and finished, stone was quarried on the place. The house, erected by Caldwell . . . — — Map (db m159172) HM |
| On North College Street at West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on North College Street. |
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Old Stone Jail
This building, which was Simpson County's fourth jail (the first being built in 1819), was constructed in 1879 and was used for civilian prisoners until 1986. The unique style of the Old Jail is based on a . . . — — Map (db m159154) HM |
| On Nashville Road (U.S. 31W) 0.5 miles south of Geddes Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Built about 1819, as stage coach inn, by Sandford Duncan, a large land owner and leader in forming Simpson County. Most of original structure remains. Linkumpinch, a famous dueling ground on Duncan's land, one mile south. Tennessee had outlawed . . . — — Map (db m159140) HM |
| Near North Main Street (U.S. 31W) just north of Courthouse Square, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In God we trust
This monument honors the men and women of Franklin-Simpson County serving in the military during the period of Desert Shield Desert Storm 8-2 90 - 2-27-91.
In their name we dedicate this monument to the memory of those who . . . — — Map (db m159152) WM |
| Near West Cedar Street (State Highway 100) at North Main Street (U.S. 31W), on the right when traveling west. |
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Dedicated in perpetual
memory to the men of Simpson
County who gave their lives
in the following wars
World War I
Claud Boling Tresley Bracken Fred Cuff Earnest Dean Joe Nixon Jesse G. Elliott Paul K. Eskew Ernest E. . . . — — Map (db m159148) WM |
| | Under the municipal building lies the old Morgan Springs, named after General Daniel Morgan of Revolutionary War fame. Water from spring furnishes a portion of the supply used by fountain in front of building. The city of Morganfield was . . . — — Map (db m159492) HM |
| Near Upper Main Street (Kentucky Route 360) 0.3 miles east of Jackson Street, on the left when traveling east. |
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Born in Morganfield in 1830, she was one of several known as the "Mother of the Orphan Brigade." Married W.S. Phillips in 1847. In 1861, accompanied him as he served in Gen. John C. Breckinridge's 4th Ky. Inf. Co. C. She stayed with him . . . — — Map (db m159538) HM |
| On U.S. 60 at 141S (U.S. 60), in the median on U.S. 60. |
| | Sisters of Charity from Nazareth - Angela Spink, Frances Gardiner and Cecily O'Brien - arrived here, 1820. They began a girls boarding school on this site on land of the Alvey family. With aid of Father Elisha Durbin, school gained renown. It . . . — — Map (db m159415) HM |
| Near Avenue of Champions just south of College Heights Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Became a college of Western Kentucky
University in 1963. Founded as part
of Glasgow Normal Institute in 1875.
School moved to Bowling Green in
1884. Was named Southern Normal
School and Business College. In 1907
the schools separated. The . . . — — Map (db m159181) HM |
| On States Street at College Heights Avenue on States Street. |
| | Founded here, 1877, with funds left by Robert Ogden, local businessman. Filled educational gap, as there were no public schools here until 1882. Prep school accredited in 1919. Ogden's criteria: regular attendance, gentlemanly deportment, diligent . . . — — Map (db m159191) HM |
| On Old Union Church Road 0.1 miles west of Matlock Old Union Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Legislative Act of 1795 gave right
to 200 acres for each settler in
Green River country. This brought
many from Carolinas. Among them
were Baptists, two preachers, who
constituted Union Church in 1795.
John Hightower first pastor served
until . . . — — Map (db m159177) HM |
| On College Street south of East 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Pioneer Cemetery, the earliest public burying ground in Bowling Green, was established in 1811. The Presbyterian Church was later constituted on these grounds on April 9, 1819 by Rev. Joseph B. Lapsley (1779-1823). His remains are interred here at . . . — — Map (db m159192) HM |
| On East 11th Avenue north of State Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Reverend Andrew Monroe, a circuit rider, conducted the first Methodist service in Warren County in 1809 at a local tavern. By 1819, a Methodist Society held meetings at a home on Center Street. In 1820, the first church was constructed and pastored . . . — — Map (db m160060) HM |
| | Gen. George W. Morgan's 9,000 USA force, cut off from supplies at Cumberland Gap, retreated 200 mi. in 16 days to Greenup on Ohio R. Passed near here Sept. 23, 1862. Gen. John H. Morgan's CSA men, on tragic last raid into Kentucky moved by here. . . . — — Map (db m158671) HM |
| On Washington Street just north of Court Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Dedicated to all Wolfe County Veterans that have Served this Country in the Past Present and Future — — Map (db m159202) WM |
| On Court Street just west of Marrion Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Let us forever honor the memory of these sons of Wolfe County who gave their lives that we may remain a nation of freedom — — Map (db m159393) WM |
| On Smith Circle (Parish Highway 3152) 0.3 miles north of Marshall Street (State Highway 27), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Near this spot Confederate soldiers under the command of Col. W.H. Griffin captured the Union gunboats Wave and Granite City in the Battle of Calcasieu Pass, Cameron, Louisiana, on May 6, 1864. These gallant men died for their cause:Union . . . — — Map (db m160087) HM WM |
| On North Fourth Street north of Laurel Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Named for company member, John O. Bradford, Old Brad, the first service horse in the Baton Rouge Fire Department, is buried in front of his beloved Washington No. 1 Firehouse. He served 28 years, actively for 15. After retiring, he was allowed to . . . — — Map (db m158615) HM |
| On North Blvd. near St. Phillip St., on the right when traveling east. |
| | Commemorating Oliver Pollock, American Patriot and his nine fellow Americans in the Marcha de Galvez Oliver Pollock Representative of the Continential Congress in Spanish Louisiana Agent of the Colony of Virginia and financier of that . . . — — Map (db m157670) HM |
| On Jones Creek Road south of Shenandoah Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | On August 9, 2017 the Metropolitan Council of the City of
Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge proclaimed:
"the citizens of the East Baton Rouge Parish and the City of
Baton Rouge are profoundly appreciative of the selfless
sacrifice . . . — — Map (db m159952) WM |
| Near Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) near Interstate 20, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Mrs. Charlene Sims Greene faithfully served the City
of Grambling as an employee for 45 years as secretary,
clerk treasurer, and administrative assistant. She started
her career under the first visionary, Mayor B.T. Woodard,
and council, and . . . — — Map (db m159404) HM |
| On Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In 1901, the North Louisiana Colored
Farmers Relief Association asked the
Tuskegee Institute's Booker T. Washington to
find a man capable of setting up an agricultural
and industrial school in North Louisiana.
Charles P Adams was that man. . . . — — Map (db m160083) HM |
| Near Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Charlie Joiner graduated from
Grambling State University in 1969 and
was drafted in the fourth round by the
American Football League's Houston Oilers.
He retired with the most career receptions,
receiving yards and games played of any
wide . . . — — Map (db m159994) HM |
| Near Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Collie J. Nicholson, Grambling's
first sports information director, wrote the
school right into the national consciousness
and he did it with nothing more than a
battered typewriter and a big heart. Nicholson
served as Sports Information . . . — — Map (db m159997) HM |
| Near Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Conrad Hutchinson Jr. arrived in Grambling
in 1952 and had a plan to make the Grambling
College Marching Band the "Best Band In the
Land". It didn't happen overnight and it certainly
wasn't easy, but "Hutch” and his staff began
molding . . . — — Map (db m160008) HM |
| Near Legends Avenue (Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Dr. Alice Brown Smith began her career in the
Grambling College teacher education program in 1957,
after serving as a Jeanes Supervisor for over ten years
in Mississippi, a special class of Black educators in the
South. At Grambling, she . . . — — Map (db m158528) HM |
| Near Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Dr. Leon Whittaker had a distinguished career in
Education, produced scholarly and Christian writings,
and was known for his expertise in Career Counseling
and Placement, Dean of Students, Vice President of
Student Affairs, Interim Dean of . . . — — Map (db m158529) HM |
| Near Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Dr. Ruth Bradford had a distinguished career in
religion, business, education, philanthropy and
politics and was noted for her community spirit.
She also had a pioneering spirit that made her a
"Woman of Firsts” - the first woman to be . . . — — Map (db m159018) HM |
| Near Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Beginning in 1941, Eddie G. Robinson spent
fifty-six years as head football coach at Grambling
State University. He sent more than 200 players
into the pros -four of which have been inducted
into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On October . . . — — Map (db m160085) HM |
| Near Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Nicknamed "The Big Cat,” Mr. Ernie Ladd was an American
Collegiate professional football player & professional
wrestler. A standout athlete in high school, Ladd attended
Grambling State University on a basketball scholarship
before being . . . — — Map (db m159409) HM |
| Near Legends Drive (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Henry Louis Dyer (born in Baton Rouge, LA) is a
former Grambling College All-American, as well as,
American football running back in the National Football
League for the Los Angeles Rams and the Washington
Redskins. He was Grambling's leading . . . — — Map (db m159016) HM |
| Near Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Basketball Great Howard, Mr. Davis, came to Grambling
with All-District and All-State honors earned as a point
guard during his years at Scotlandville High School.
Coach Fred Hobdy recruited Howard and waited eagerly
for him to arrive to . . . — — Map (db m159531) HM |
| On Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south. |
| | James "Shack” Harris led
Grambling to SWAC championships in
each of his four years as quarterback and
was named MVP of the 1967 Orange Blossom
Classic. Drafted by the AFL's Buffalo Bills, he
became the first black player to start a . . . — — Map (db m159995) HM |
| On Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Junious "Buck" Buchanan played both
offense and defense at Grambling. In 1963,
Buchanan was the first player chosen in
the first AFL draft by the Dallas Texans which
later became the Kansas City Chiefs. A
dominant lineman in his day, for eight . . . — — Map (db m159533) HM |
| Near Legends Drive (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Highway 20, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Loester "L.D.” Land spent forty years as an educator,
civic and church leader. Though his contributions to
black education will always be remembered, one of his
most notable contributions was his effort to strengthen
the voting power & . . . — — Map (db m159017) HM |
| Near Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Mrs. Ruby Lee Weekly Billups, a native of Vidalia, LA,
arrived on the campus of Grambling College on
September 10, 1947. Her employment in the Registrar's
Office began her freshman year. She graduated magna
cum laude with a B.S. degree in . . . — — Map (db m159403) HM |
| Near Legends Avenue (Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Paul "Tank" Younger, a Grambling,
Louisiana native, played college football at
Grambling State University and was the first
player from a historically black university to
play professional football. In 1955, "Tank
became the last player named . . . — — Map (db m159996) HM |
| Near Legends Avenue (Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Mr. Ralph "Scooney” Garr was 22 years old when he broke
into the big leagues in 1968 w/ the Atlanta Braves. In 1967,
he led both the Grambling Tigers & the National Assoc. for
Intercollegiate Athletics with a .585 batting average & . . . — — Map (db m159507) HM |
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