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War of 1812 Topic
By David Seibert, January 20, 2013
The 1812 Soldiers Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| On Golden Isles Parkway (U.S. 341) at Airport Road, on the right when traveling east on Golden Isles Parkway. |
| | This tablet erected in memory of the 1812 soldiers who served at Fort Mitchell, Hartford, GA. — — Map (db m111453) HM |
| On Golden Isles Highway (U.S. 23) 0.1 miles south of Georgia Route 96, on the left when traveling south. |
| | This settlement was named for the Tarver family who settled here more than a century ago. In 1826 a post office was opened as Tarver's Store and in 1831 the name was changed to Tarversville.
Hartwell Hill Tarver (1791-1851) was one of the . . . — — Map (db m39991) HM |
| On Spring Street just south of East Lake Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
| | This comfortable two-story log house was the home of Cherokee Chief John Ross from boyhood until he went west over the "Trail of Tears," losing his Indian wife enroute. Although only one-eighth Indian himself, Ross was the elected "Principal Chief" . . . — — Map (db m12673) HM |
| On Lafayette Road (Georgia Route 201) at Gordon Springs Road, on the right when traveling south on Lafayette Road. |
| | Jesse Callaway, soldier of 1812, son of Joseph Callaway, soldier of '76, lived in this house from 1852 to 1867. The house, built with bricks made on the place, remained in the family until after 1900. It is said to have been built about 1814. . . . — — Map (db m10795) HM |
| On Snake River Avenue 0.4 miles south of U.S. 12, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
Seasonal Migrations
The Nimi’ipuu migrated throughout the region of the Snake River and its tributaries.
They traveled seasonally to take advantage of the food sources: camas bulbs, berries, deer, elk, bear, and salmon.
Their mobility . . . — — Map (db m110541) HM |
| On U.S. 95 3 miles south of Old Spiral Highway, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Disappointed to find that beaver were unavailable in this area, he built only a store and two houses out of driftwood.
Then the War of 1812 and Indian trouble tangled his plans; in May 1813 he abandoned this site, since Astor’s venture had failed . . . — — Map (db m109724) HM |
| On Hampshire Street at North 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on Hampshire Street. |
| | With a population of nearly 13,000 in 1858, Quincy was the Adams County seat and the third largest city in Illinois. Quincy boasted a strong, growing economy based on its transportation, milling, pork packing, and light industry. In 1853 . . . — — Map (db m58755) HM |
| Near College Avenue at 3rd Street (Illinois Route 127), on the left when traveling west. |
| |
In memory of the
who are buried in
Bond County
Amos Balch • Ansel Birge
Welshier Buchanan • William Burgess
Allen Comer • John Etzler
Daniel Ferguson • John Floyd
Boling Grigg • Bonham Harlan
T. S. Hubbard • Joseph Hunter . . . — — Map (db m34127) HM |
| On Highway 24 (U.S. 24) west of County Road 1250 E (County Route 1250), on the left when traveling west. |
| | In 1824 Cornelius Vandeventer a native of Ohio, became the first permanent settler in this area. Additional pioneers came over the next few years from Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina. In 1829 Alexander Curry purchased a claim on . . . — — Map (db m149875) HM |
| On Calumet Ave at 18th Street, on the right on Calumet Ave. |
| | From roughly 1620 to 1820, the territory of the Potawatomi extended from what is now Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Detroit, Michigan, and included the Chicago area. In 1803, the United States government built Fort Dearborn at what is today Michigan . . . — — Map (db m67806) HM |
| On East Wacker Drive at North Michigan Avenue on East Wacker Drive. |
| | Defense
Fort Dearborn stood almost on this spot. After an heroic defense in eighteen hundred and twelve, the garrison together with women and children was forced to evacuate the fort. Led by Captain Wells, they were brutally massacred by the . . . — — Map (db m47670) HM |
| On North Michigan Avenue when traveling south. |
| | Here • Stood
Old • Fort • Dearborn
1803 – 1812 — — Map (db m79616) HM |
| On East Wacker Drive near North Michigan Avenue. |
| | Chicago Landmark
Fort Dearborn served as the major western garrison of the United States until destroyed during an Indian uprising in August of 1812. A second fort, erected on the same site in 1816, was demolished in 1858.
Designated a Chicago . . . — — Map (db m47681) HM |
| On North River Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Josette Beaubien, a survivor of the Fort Dearborn Massacre, was buried here in 1845. She was married to Jean Baptiste Beaubien, one of Chicago's first settlers. Her brother was Claude LaFramboise, a chief of the Potawatomi Indians. Chief Alexander . . . — — Map (db m55452) HM |
| On East Lamotte Street at South Leaverton Street, on the right when traveling east on East Lamotte Street. |
| | About 1812 the settlers in this area built Fort LaMotte for protection from hostile indians.
The pioneers farmed the adjoining land but stayed within easy reach of the protective walls.
After the War of 1812 the Indian threat diminished and . . . — — Map (db m23308) HM |
| On East Comanche Avenue (Illinois Route 30) at Indian Road, on the right when traveling east on East Comanche Avenue. |
| | In the early 1800's Shabbona was a principal chief of the Ottowa, Potawatomi, and Chippewa group of tribes which banded together to form "The Three Fires." Shabbona camped briefly in a large grove one-half mile south of here. He fought with the . . . — — Map (db m31672) HM |
| On Geneva Road at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Geneva Road. |
| | Moses Stacy, soldier in the War of 1812, arrived here in 1835. This inn, built in 1846 and his second home, was a halfway stop between Chicago and the Fox River Valley and a probable stage stop for Rockford-Galena coaches. For many years the village . . . — — Map (db m97573) HM |
| On 5th Street (U.S. 67) just north of South Main Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Thomas Carlin, sixth elected Governor of Illinois (1838-1842), was an early settler of Illinois and a prominent figure in organizing Greene County and establishing Carrollton as its county seat in 1821.
Born in Kentucky in 1789, Carlin came to . . . — — Map (db m142746) HM |
| Near Springfield Road near Illinois Route 159. Reported missing. |
| | One quarter-mile to the west stood Fort Russell, a wooden stockade which served as a base of supplies and operations for the Illinois Militia during the War of 1812. From here, for months at a time, Governor Ninian Edwards administered the affairs . . . — — Map (db m54759) HM |
| Near Godfrey Road (U.S. 67) south of Pearl Street. |
| |
"He was not a perfect man, but the leading aim of his long life was to do right and benefit his fellow men, and in this he was eminently successful." - Article titled "Capt. Benjamin Godfrey." The Alton Telegraph, August 29, 1862
. . . — — Map (db m144941) HM |
| On North 3100 East Road south of County Route 850N, on the right when traveling south. |
| | By the late 1700’s, the Kickapoo people had established a major settlement here, close to fertile fields, abundant game and timber, and important trade routes. Opposed to American expansion, these Native Americans allied with the British during the . . . — — Map (db m157154) HM |
| On East Locust Street at Memorial Drive, on the left when traveling east on East Locust Street. |
| | 1775 • 1918
Memorial
in honor of
our sons and daughters
who served their nation
in freedom's cause and in memory
of who gave their those of our number
who gave their last full measure
of devotion in
the six great wars . . . — — Map (db m143598) WM |
| Near South Feazel Street just north of Bauman Lane, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Migration into Illinois began with the French from 1690 and reached its' peak about 1750 mostly along the Mississippi. English settlement began in Ernest in 1790 but these settlements had important differences in the way they were begun. The French . . . — — Map (db m146830) HM |
| On East Adams Street west of Sixth Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | To Honor the Soldiers of the War of 1812
who lie buried in Sangamon County
First Column:
Roswell Abel • James Adams • William Archer • James Baker • Jacob Baker • Eli Barbre • Isaac Bates • Oliver Bates • Amor Batterton • Philo Beers . . . — — Map (db m46175) WM |
| On East Lake Shore Drive north of Zoo Trail, on the left when traveling north. |
| | An important trail in the history of Illinois ran atop this ridge. Called the Edwards Trace, an early word for trail, its use reaches back to antiquity when herds of bison and other large mammals traveled along its path. For millennia, prehistoric . . . — — Map (db m156781) HM |
| On East Main Street at South Washington Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | On the Pillar
1776 - 1781
1812 - 1814
1846 - 1848
1861 - 1865
1898 - 1898
On the Base
Erected in
1907
in memory of the
Soldiers and Sailors
of
Shelby County
Individual . . . — — Map (db m11131) WM |
| On South Chicago Avenue (Illinois Route 1) at Dale Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Chicago Avenue. |
| | Center Panel
Etched in the monument are the emblems of the six services (in order), US Air Force, US Army, US Coast Guard, US Marine Corps, US Merchant Marine, and the US Navy
Revolutionary War (1) · Blackhawk War (2) · War . . . — — Map (db m11778) WM |
| On North Main Street south of West Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This Memorial Hall, the first of its kind in the United States, dedicated to our Veterans of all wars, was completed in the year 1903 with dedication ceremonies on June Third of that year by our twenty-sixth President Theodore Roosevelt with these . . . — — Map (db m95722) HM WM |
| On Court Street at South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on Court Street. |
| | Left Side
Left - Small Plaque
Thomas Archibold
Pennsylvania
Pvt - Capt Bell’s Co
Revolutionary War
1755 - ✝ - 1837
Small Plaque
James Ball
Sgt - Col Bakers MD Regt
Revolutionary War
1751 - . . . — — Map (db m54763) WM |
| On East Main Street at Clay Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| |
The "Old Well," an important factor in the existence of the fort and its people, saved the fort from Indian fire brands in 1812. Fort Wayne was first built, near by, in 1794. It was rebuilt, on this site, in 1804, and 1815.
Research by . . . — — Map (db m21210) HM |
| On East Main Street at Clay Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | The Last Two American Forts
In 1798, Col. Thomas Hunt began construction on this site of the second American fort at the Three Rivers. this fort, which was completed in 1800, replaced the first, hastily built one erected nearby to the . . . — — Map (db m21219) HM |
| On Wayne Trace at New Haven Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Wayne Trace. |
| | Wayne Trace
Once the Indian trail to Cincinnati
The route
Of General Harmer's Army in 1790
Of General Wayne's
When leaving the stockade
Christened by Major Hamtramck
"Fort Wayne" in 1794
Also of General Harrison's Army . . . — — Map (db m52749) HM |
| On Tennessee Avenue at Griswold Drive, on the right when traveling west on Tennessee Avenue. |
| | A tract of 320 acres of land extending west of the St. Joseph River (the modern Bloomingdale and Spy Run neighborhoods) was set aside by an act of Congress in 1808 for the Indian agent William Wells in recognition of his many services to the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m26863) HM |
| On W. Hawthorne Street at S. 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west on W. Hawthorne Street. |
| |
Patrick H. Sullivan, 1794-1879, was the first white settler in Boone County, 1823, and built the first log cabin. In 1857, he bought this site and lived here until 1872. He served in the War of 1812. — — Map (db m67190) HM |
| On South 800 West at West 550 South on South 800 West. |
| | Pyrmont. John Wagner built a dam, race and saw mill about a mile South in 1833 and added a grist mill. He sold to John Fisher who sold to John Fetterhoff who built a large frame mill. Joel Wagoner, James Allen, Elias Morkert, J. J. Cripe, Wm. . . . — — Map (db m40455) HM |
| On East Main Street west of SE 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Built on this site by civilians to protect approximately ten families during War of 1812. Named for landowner David Flora. Ten such forts were built circa 1811-1813 in area that became Daviess County. Area was Knox County, part of Indiana Territory . . . — — Map (db m23211) HM |
| Near Pacific Street west of N. Elkhart Avenue. |
| |
The Early Inhabitants of the Valley
Centuries before the area was settled by whites, at least two different native tribes inhabited the St Joseph Valley.
The Miami
The Miami were the first recorded tribe known to have lived in . . . — — Map (db m69777) HM |
| On West 4th Street at Market Street, on the left when traveling east on West 4th Street. |
| |
1801 Licensed to trade with the Indians in pelts.
1808 Established here a fur trading post.
1812 Interpreter and guide for Gen. William Henry Harrison prior to and during The War of 1812.
1813 Founded . . . — — Map (db m152032) HM |
| On State Road 15 at County Road 600 N on State Road 15. |
| | Two miles west.
Site of battle fought Dec. 18, 1812, in which British-allied Miami Indians were defeated by U.S. troops and Militia under Col. John Campbell. — — Map (db m1497) HM |
| Near County Road 308W 0.7 miles south of County Road W600N, on the right when traveling south. |
| | On Dec. 17, 1812, Lt. Colonel John B. Campbell with 600 mounted troops arrived at this site under orders to destroy the Miami Indian Villages along the Mississinewa River from here to the present site of Peru.
The destruction of the village on . . . — — Map (db m1512) HM |
| On East Cherry Street near North Elm Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Marker Front
In Honor of
The men from
Harrison County
killed or died of wounds at the
Battle of Tippecanoe
Nov. 7, 1811
and
War of 1812
Marker's Left Side
Capt. Spier Spencer’s Co.
Mounted Rifleman . . . — — Map (db m9751) HM |
| On North Oak Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Built 1817 - - Home of Col. Thomas Posey, son of Gov. Posey. Col. Posey (1792 - 1863) served as Treasurer of Harrison County; Cashier of Corydon Branch of the Bank of Vincennes; U.S. Military Pension Agent in Indiana; Adjutant General of Indiana; . . . — — Map (db m9630) HM |
| On Hart Street west of 1st Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| |
The great Shawnee leader lives on as a symbol of Native pride and pan-Indian identity. In the years 1810 and 1811 Tecumseh defended the rights of his people in meetings in Vincennes with William Henry Harrison, Governor of the Indiana Territory. . . . — — Map (db m61831) HM |
| On West Georgia Street east of South Capitol Avenue, in the median. |
| | The Shawnee orator, diplomat and warrior was born near present-day Dayton, Ohio, in 1768. Tecumseh strove to bond the scattered Native American peoples into a united opposition to white encroachment upon their ancestral lands. In 1791 he joined . . . — — Map (db m132830) HM |
| |
To Indiana's Silent Victors
War with Mexico 1846 1847 1848 Indiana Regiments No's. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 4585 men
Indian and British War 1811-1812 Battle of Tippecanoe Indians defeated Nov. 7, 1811
War of the Revolution Capture of . . . — — Map (db m105767) WM |
| On Monument Circle north of East Market Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| |
William H. Harrison
Conqueror of the
Indian Confederacy
War 1812-1815
— — Map (db m132790) WM |
| On State Road 124 at County Road E 100 S on State Road 124. |
| | North 87 degrees East 437 feet. War Chief Francis Godfroy's Council Chambers. Here May, 1812, twelve tribes of N.W. Territory voted not to join English. Tecumseh objected and joined Canada. Across road Godfroy's trading post and Mt. Pleasant home, . . . — — Map (db m61139) HM |
| Near Covington Street east of Lafayette Avenue. |
| | This Memorial erected in Memory of the following soldiers who are buried in this Cemetery.
The exact location of some are unknown. ———————————
Revolutionary War
Thomas Mason • . . . — — Map (db m13280) WM |
| | Built in the year 1835 by Major Isaac Compton Elston. A soldier in the War of 1812 and Black Hawk War. He was then in his thirty-ninth year, a pioneer merchant, banker and financier.
Presented to Wabash College by Major Elston's grandson, Isaac . . . — — Map (db m6427) HM |
| On U.S. 136 at State Road 25, on the left when traveling east on U.S. 136. |
| | Estab. Dec. 1829, the Cemetery predates Waynetown (then Middletown) which was estab. July 1830. The last burial was in 1908. William Bratton, the only member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804 - 1806) to be buried in Indiana, is buried here. . . . — — Map (db m81731) HM |
| On County Road S600W south of Road W40S, on the right when traveling south. |
| | So named because armies of Gen. Wm. H. Harrison (1811) and Gen. Saml. Hopkins (1812) bivouacked nearby.
A busy village during waterpower days, court was held here before the county was judicially organized. — — Map (db m17285) HM |
| On Treaty Line Road at U.S. 27, on the left when traveling east on Treaty Line Road. |
| | Indian boundary line established by treaty with Miami Indians at St. Marys, Ohio October 6, 1818. Erected by Mississinewa Chapter, D.A.R. — — Map (db m97227) HM |
| On North Main Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | When Ripley County was formed in 1818, its name was inspired by the popular War of 1812 hero Eleazer Wheelock Ripley.
He was born April 15, 1782, in Hanover, New Hampshire. Ripley graduated from Dartmouth College (founded by his namesake . . . — — Map (db m100055) HM |
| On Tyson Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | A native of Kentucky, was a charter member of the Versailles Masonic Lodge and served as Grand Master of Masons in Indiana in 1846, the only Ripley County Mason to do so. Served in both houses of the Indiana General Assembly and Constitutional . . . — — Map (db m100054) HM |
| On South Westport Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | (Side 1)
Kimberlin, a Revolutionary War veteran, was first person to purchase land in what is now Scott County In 1804, he bought Tract 264 of land grant to soldiers of George Rogers Clark. His family settled 1805 in well-built cabin . . . — — Map (db m99663) HM |
| On State Road 31 at Edrington Blvd, on the left when traveling south on State Road 31. |
| | (Side 1)
Pigeon Roost, settled 1809 in Clark County, was attacked on September 3, 1812. Over twenty settlers and an unknown number of Indians were killed. Clark County militia unsuccessfully pursued the remaining Indians. That same month . . . — — Map (db m99656) HM |
| | A community established here in 1809 was attacked by Indians on September 3, 1812; 15 children and 9 adults were massacred; only one family escaped to spread the alarm. — — Map (db m99659) HM |
| On State Road 63 at West Market Street, on the left when traveling north on State Road 63. |
| | A War of 1812 military action occurred in September 1812 three miles west/southwest of here. While escorting supplies from Fort Knox near Vincennes to Fort Harrison at Terre Haute, Sergeant Nathan Fairbanks and approximately a dozen soldiers were . . . — — Map (db m21761) HM |
| On Battleground Avenue near North Railroad Street. |
| | In tribute to Major Joseph Hamilton Daviess, Grand Master of Masons in Kentucky, who fell in battle here, and to the many Freemasons of General Harrison's command whose valor is held in grateful remembrance. — — Map (db m36281) HM |
| On N. River Road (State Road 43) at Burnetts Road, on the right when traveling south on N. River Road. Reported missing. |
| | Urged by the Prophet, Tecumseh's brother, Indians attacked army of Gen. W.H. Harrison Nov. 7, 1811. The victory by Harrison broke Indian power. — — Map (db m69372) HM |
| On East Jefferson Street east of South Main Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Pioneer Leader
Hero of Tippecanoe
Indian Agent
Statesman
- - - - - - - - -
Centennial Memorial
1816 - - 1916 — — Map (db m37793) HM |
| Near McCullough Avenue (becomes 4th Street) north of Fort Harrison Road. |
| | Dedicated to the memory of the courageous pioneers who so successfully defended Fort Harrison in the activities which served as a Prologue to The War of 1812 — — Map (db m58414) HM |
| On U.S. 41 at Fort Harrison Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 41. Reported missing. |
| | Built by Gov. Harrison, Oct., 1811, enroute to Tippecanoe to disperse the Indians at Prophet's Town.
Capt. Zachary Taylor defended the Fort against a savage Indian attack, Sept., 1812.
De-activated in 1822. — — Map (db m19796) HM |
| On McCullough Avenue (becomes 4th Street) north of Fort Harrison Road. |
| | Here
unknown but not forgotten
lie the Embattled Defenders
of
Fort Harrison
September 3, - 5, 1812 — — Map (db m58415) HM |
| On Unnamed Road 0.1 miles west of S. Bruner Road (County Road E 1100S), on the left when traveling west. |
| | About 1747 the British encouraged the Miami at Kekionga to leave the French influence for their protection and cheaper trade goods at Pickawillany. The British post near Piqua, Ohio. Osandish, grandfather of Metocinyah, died shortly after he led his . . . — — Map (db m72540) HM |
| On S. Bruner Road (County Road E1100 S) 1.9 miles west of County Road S 350 E, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Chief Metocinyah, whose village was destroyed by Campbell's troops during the Mississinewa Expedition of 1812, has been credited with quieting the Miami after the invasion. This service to the Americans is believed to be the reason his band was . . . — — Map (db m71291) HM |
| Near E. Market Street 0.2 miles east of S. Allen Street. |
| |
Born in New Hampshire and a veteran of the War of 1812, Governor Cass was a skilled maker of treaties.
In 1831 President Andrew Jackson appointed Governor Cass Secretary of War. He later served as Minister to France.
In the mid 1840's, . . . — — Map (db m76578) HM |
| Near E. Market Street 0.2 miles east of S. Allen Street. |
| | A veteran of the Battle of Tippecanoe, General Tipton was apointed to the Indian Agency located in Ft. Wayne Indiana, by President Monroe.
John Quincy Adams appointed Major General Tipton Indian Commissionder to oversee treaties with the Indians . . . — — Map (db m76577) HM |
| On N. Main Street (State Road 135) 0.3 miles north of Emma Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Located 40 rods west of this spot. Est. before 1812. Salem's early settlers are buried here including Brocks, Kemps, Hendersons; also John Zink, a ranger with Col. Dawalt, fatally wounded by Indians after the Pigeon Roost Massacre. — — Map (db m74079) HM |
| On Paige Road near Raber Road. |
| | After General William Henry Harrison relieved Fort Wayne, he ordered Colonel James Simrall in September 1812 to prevent further Miami Indian attacks in the area. The Miamis fled as troops destroyed villages, crops, and supplies along Eel River; . . . — — Map (db m1335) HM |
| | Ten Rods North. Site of a Miami trading post 1762. Fortified by Chief Little Turtle 1779. House built for him after Greenville Treaty. Spared when Fort Razed by Colonel Simrall. Sept 1812.
Funded by Col. Augustin de le Balme Chapter, Daughters . . . — — Map (db m1337) HM |
| On De la Balme Road north of East Old Trail Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | 1752.......................1812
Site of British Fort
and
Last Home of
Chief Little Turtle
(Me-she-me-noc-quah)
1795.......................1812 — — Map (db m52803) HM |
| On E. Old Trail Road near County Road 450 E. |
| | Little Turtle (Mishikinoqkwa), c. 1747–1812, was born and raised here on the Eel (Kenapocomoco) River. The Miami village was destroyed by American troops in 1812 and most of the tribe was removed from Indiana by 1843. — — Map (db m1336) HM |
| On West Van Buren Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | This County was named for Colonel William Whitley, who was born in Virginia, August 17, 1749, and moved to Kentucky in 1775. He built Whitley House, the first brick house West of the Alleghenies, near Sanford, Kentucky.
This adventurous . . . — — Map (db m12239) HM |
| | Miami captive at 14; adopted by Little Turtle; appointed chief scout by Wayne in 1793; granted farm near Ft. Wayne by Congress for "valiant and conspicuous service." Died in Ft. Dearborn Massacre. — — Map (db m58108) HM |
| On Dixie / Pacemaker near Ironwood, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Colonel 3d U.S. Infantry
Brevet Brig.-Gen. U.S. Army
Established
Fort Leavenworth May 8, 1827.
Born Dec. 10, 1783
Died July 21, 1834. — — Map (db m42070) HM WM |
| | Like the new nation, the first Stars and Stripes would see fuller development with the passage of time. Under the much-debated Articles of Confederation of 1781, it was agreed that America would create self-governing States in the western domain . . . — — Map (db m56959) HM |
| On SW Polk Street near SW 10th Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m50760) WM |
| On Greensburg Street (Kentucky Route 439) at Public Square, on the left when traveling south on Greensburg Street. Reported missing. |
| | For Gen. John Adair, Governor of Kentucky 1820-24. Born, 1757, in South Carolina, came to Ky., 1788. Member of Kentucky Constitutional Convention, 1792. Served in Ky. House of Representatives, 1793-95, 1798, 1800-03, 1817. US Senator, 1805-06, . . . — — Map (db m139816) HM |
| On West Main Street (Kentucky Route 2152) west of South Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | For Lieut. Col. John Allen, born in Va., 1771, came to Ky., 1779. Practiced law in Shelby County. State Representative, 1801-07, and State Senate, 1807-13. Killed in battle at River Raisin, Jan. 22, 1813, and one of nine officers at that battle for . . . — — Map (db m131262) WM |
| Near West Main Street (U.S. 60). |
| | Formed from Montgomery County, 1811. Named for its many mineral springs. The birthplace of CSA Gen. John B. Hood and US Senator Richard H. Menefee. Owingsville named for Col. Thomas D. Owings. Organizer US 28th Inf. Reg., 1812. Associate in . . . — — Map (db m26286) HM |
| On Kentucky Route 36, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Bourbon Iron Works Jacob Myers from Richmond, Va. took up land grants here on Slate Creek, 1782. He built the first iron blast furnace in Ky., 1791. John Cockey Owings and Co. formed to operate furnace. Utensils and tools supplied settlers. . . . — — Map (db m110121) HM |
| On North 24th Street at Gloucester Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North 24th Street. |
| | Grave of Colonel Arthur Campbell (1743-1811). Statesman, revolutionary soldier, justice, legislator, county lieutenant. Sons, James and John killed in War of 1812. — — Map (db m57938) HM |
| On Richwood Road (Kentucky Route 338), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Home site of John Pollard Gaines.
1795-1857. Fought in War of 1812.
In state legislature, 1825-36.
Major in the 1st Kentucky Cavalry and
an aide-de-camp to Gen. Winfield
Scott, in Mexican war. Elected to
Congress, 1847-49, while prisoner
of . . . — — Map (db m133213) HM |
| On U.S. 150 at Airport Road (Kentucky Route 1273), on the right when traveling south on U.S. 150. |
| | Homesite and grave 1 mile west. B., Orange Co., Va., 1740. D., 1825. 40 years service to his country. Lt. at Fort Pitt, Dunmore's War, 1774. Captain, Botetourt County militia, 1776. Northwest Campaign of George Rogers Clark, 1778. Came to Ky., 1781. . . . — — Map (db m120112) HM |
| On East Third Street at Overton Street, on the right when traveling west on East Third Street. |
| | Underground Railroad station. Mansion built by General Taylor, pioneer, banker, statesman. General in the War of 1812. Original house designed by H.B. Latrobe. Present house build, 1837. — — Map (db m135084) HM |
| Near General Butler Park Road east of 11th Street (Road 320). |
| | Marker Front:
Col. Percival Butler was appointed Ky.'s first adjutant gen. in Gov. Isaac Shelby's first term. Born in Penn., he was with Washington at Valley Forge and Lafayette at Yorktown. Immigrated to Jessamine Co., Ky., then moved to . . . — — Map (db m22097) HM |
| Near General Butler Park Road east of 11th Street (aka: St. Rd. 320). |
| | Born in Kentucky
April 19, 1791 - August 6, 1880
Transylvania University 1812
War of 1812 - Aide De Camp to Andrew Jackson
River Raisin - Pensacola - New Orleans
Mexican War - Major General of the Volunteers
Commanded 1st Volunteer . . . — — Map (db m22100) HM |
| On Fifth Street north of U.S. 42, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Gen. William O. Butler, born Kentucky 1791, died here, 1880. War of 1812: River Raisin, Pensacola, and New Orleans. Gen. Andrew Jackson's staff 1816-17. Cited for heroism in Mexican War 1846-48. Practiced law here. Congressman 1839-43. Defeated as . . . — — Map (db m22131) HM |
| | For Col. William Grayson Carter, state senator, 1834-36. The 88th Ky. county formed, 32nd in size. Carter was created from Greenup and Lawrence. Noted in early years for 5 iron furnaces, its clay products, industry developed in late 1800's. Carter . . . — — Map (db m73789) HM WM |
| | Saltpeter mined here from which gunpowder was made that was used by Kentucky riflemen during the war of 1812. There are remains of those works in cave, reputed rendezvous for counterfeiters in early years, artifacts and Indian graves found in cavern. — — Map (db m73805) HM WM |
| On Court Street at South Main Street (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling north on Court Street. |
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Side 1
William Clark
William Clark, coleader of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and his family stopped at Allsbury’s Tavern in Hopkinsville on Oct. 2, 1809. In 1807 Clark was appointed militia brigadier general and chief Indian . . . — — Map (db m88909) HM |
| On North Washingtgon Street at Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north on North Washingtgon Street. |
| | William Wood (1773-1851), native of Virginia, was a founder of Cumberland and a leader in Clinton Co. He represented Cumberland Co. (when Clinton was part of it) in the General Assembly for 23 years. One of the founders of Clear Fork Baptist Church, . . . — — Map (db m136771) HM |
| On West Veterans Boulevard at Frederica Street, on the right when traveling west on West Veterans Boulevard. |
| | Site of home of William Smeathers (Bill Smothers), who in 1797-98 made first permanent settlement at Yellow Banks, now Owensboro. Officer in Kentucky's "Corn Stalk" Militia in 1803 and on expedition up the Wabash River against the Indians in the War . . . — — Map (db m160142) HM |
| On New Hartford Road (U.S. 231) just south of Spring Bank Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Formed in 1815 out of Ohio County. Named for Col. Joseph Hamilton Daveiss. As US attorney for Ky., he prosecuted Aaron Burr in 1806 for treason, in plotting to seize Spanish territory, a friendly nation; but he did not obtain a conviction. Joined . . . — — Map (db m159320) HM |
| On Danville Road (Kentucky Route 52) west of Paulding Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Built ca. 1820 on lot #46 of the original town plat. Thomas Buford son of town founder, Wm. Buford., appointed sheriff of Garrard Co. in 1803. He was a member of Ky. Legislature, 1806-09, and served in Senate, 1809. Veteran of War of 1812. In 1841, . . . — — Map (db m67846) HM |
| On North Main Street at Poplar Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. |
| | (side 1 – Commodore Joshua Barney)
Famous American privateer and naval hero in War of 1812. Barney owned many acres of land in Hardin CO. A friend of George Washington, John Paul Jones and Napoleon Bonaparte. His greatest desire . . . — — Map (db m119791) HM |
| On U.S. 31E at Powder Mill Road (Kentucky Highway 569), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 31E. |
| | Two miles east on Lynn Camp Creek John Courts built, 1811-12, first commercial gunpowder mill in the State of Kentucky. Located near two large springs that furnished power to grind the charcoal made on site. Mixed with saltpeter and sulphur, finer . . . — — Map (db m96818) HM |
| On Dixie Highway / Main Street (U.S. 31W) south of Union Street (State Road 357), on the left when traveling south. |
| | 1784 1815
Born 1784, Died 1813. Brought in childhood from Hagerstown, Md. to Lexington, Ky. Successful in both law and mercantile business. In 1812 raised and commanded Lexington Light Infantry; with his company went to Northwest Territory; . . . — — Map (db m39986) HM |
| On Washington Street (U.S. 51) at Clay Street (State Highway 58), on the right when traveling south on Washington Street. |
| | For Capt. Paschal Hickman who was massacred by Indians after River Raisin battle, Jan., 1813, one of nine Ky. officers killed in that action for whom counties named. Resided Franklin County, extensive landowner. Originally, Hickman comprised the . . . — — Map (db m36945) HM |
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