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By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020
Hawesville Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| | Hancock County and Hawesville were created by Ky. law Jan. 3. 1829. County seat was named for Richard Hawes who donated land for town. His son, Richard Jr., became Confederate governor of Kentucky, 1862. Hancock's first cannel coal produced . . . — — Map (db m160228) HM |
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Home of Robert C. Beauchamp
Robert Costain Beauchamp (1800-1884) was a farmer and businessman who served Hancock County in the state legislature from 1867-71. He eventually owned 5,000 acres of land in this county. Beauchamp was one of the . . . — — Map (db m160223) HM |
| | Crossroads was site of 19th-century town of Patesville. It was named for William Pate, who bought land and operated an inn about two miles east of here. A post office established, 1813. During Civil War, area was site of a gun battle pitting CSA . . . — — Map (db m160239) HM |
| | Formerly called Little Yellow Banks, town was renamed Lewisport in 1839 in honor of John Lewis, one of the first permanent settlers in area. He was an early surveyor of land between Salt and Green rivers. Original town plat drafted by James and John . . . — — Map (db m160213) HM |
| | Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of United States, won his first law case here, 1827. Charged by the Commonwealth of Kentucky with operating ferry without license; Lincoln pleaded his own case in trial at the home of presiding Justice of the Peace, . . . — — Map (db m160222) HM |
| | Site of Front Street
Lewisport's first business district was along river on Front St. First permanent store built by Joseph C. Pell, 1841; his was only structure standing on Front St. after 1849
fire. Another early merchant was I. B. Hayden. . . . — — Map (db m160214) HM |
| | Settlement of Pellville, originally called Bucksnort, began on the Hardinsburg-Owensboro Trail. The first post office established 1851 under name of Blackford, changed to Pellville 1868 in honor of Samuel P. Pell, state legislator (1855-1856) and . . . — — Map (db m160237) HM |
| | Gen. George W. Morgan's 9,000 USA force occupied Cumberland Gap June 18 to Sept. 17, 1862. Cut off from supplies, Morgan began 200-mile retreat. Searching for supplies the command came this way. CSA had burned flour mill night before. Retreat from . . . — — Map (db m159521) HM |
| | North and Middle Forks unite below St. Helens, then join South Fork at Beattyville to form Kentucky River, which flows 255 miles to the Ohio. Kentucky River played primary role in early commerce of Lee Co. Steamboats came to Beattyville, near head . . . — — Map (db m159523) HM |
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Mantle Rock is the largest freestanding arch east of the Mississippi River. It is 188 feet long and 30 feet high. Some of the plants found here are not known to grow anywhere else in Kentucky. This very beautiful and historic place has many . . . — — Map (db m159929) HM |
| | For Robert R. Livingston, 1746-1813 N.Y. provincial convention 1775; Continental Congress 1775-77, 1779-81; one of the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence. Sec. of Foreign Affairs, 1781-83. Administered oath to Washington, first . . . — — Map (db m159390) HM |
| | Sept. 1861, Union forces occupied strategic Smithland. The junction of the Ohio and Cumberland Rivers became a rendezvous and staging area for troops and supplies in support of Gen. Grant's campaign against Fort Donelson. Two forts, on hills . . . — — Map (db m159503) HM |
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When Crittenden County was separated from Livingston County in 1842 the county seat for Livingston County was moved to Smithland from Salem. Planning and construction for this courthouse began that same . . . — — Map (db m159384) HM |
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Clark's Army Camped
On June 27, 1778, George Rogers Clark's army of about 200 faithful followers landed on nearby Owen's Island, just 4 days after starting from Corn Island at Falls of Ohio. A small hunting party appeared . . . — — Map (db m158713) HM |
| | Traditionally on August 8, African Americans assemble in Paducah to celebrate freedom and pay tribute to their roots. They gather annually for dances, ballgames, and picnics, as a family occasion and in a spirit of community remembrance. In some . . . — — Map (db m158747) HM |
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Alben W. BarkleyAlben W. Barkley, Vice President of United States, 1949-53. Member U. S. Senate, 1927-49 and 1955-56; Senate Democratic leader 13 years; House of Representatives 1913-27. Born Lowes, Ky., 1877. Came to Paducah 1898. Elected to . . . — — Map (db m158864) HM |
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Angles
Home of Alben W. Barkley, 1937-56. A good example of Greek Revival architecture. Built in 1868 by Col. Quintus Quincy Quigley. Location on sharp angles of three tracts of land source of its name. In early married life Barkley and wife . . . — — Map (db m158844) HM |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
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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 |
| | 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 |
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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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
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| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| | 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 |
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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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | Dedicated to all Wolfe County Veterans that have Served this Country in the Past Present and Future — — Map (db m159202) WM |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | A roughhewn soldier of the Revolution, Thomas played a key role in the West Florida Rebellion, 1810, and served as district military commander in the Battle of New Orleans, 1815. The distinguished patriot also represented this community as sheriff, . . . — — Map (db m160638) HM |
| | Until the 1930s, grocery shopping meant a trip to the city's daily public market. First situated near the Old State Capitol. the market moved to this site in 1857 where it thrived until just before World War II.Townspeople flocked to the open air . . . — — Map (db m160634) HM |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
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