Farmers in Rowan County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Morgan Raiders' Camp

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 4, 2017

1. Morgan Raiders' Camp Marker

Inscription. On last tragic raid, the fourth into Kentucky, Morgan's Raiders took Mt. Sterling, then lost it, took Lexington and June 11, 1864 took Cynthiana. Next day USA men under Brig. General S. G. Burbridge dispersed raiders. Morgan then retreated through Flemingsburg and camped here June 12. He and his men returned to Virginia, but never recovered from this reverse.

Erected 1962 by Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 567.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 11, 1864.

Location. 38° 8.471′ N, 83° 32.86′ W. Marker is in Farmers, Kentucky, in Rowan County. It is on U.S. 60, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morehead KY 40351, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: An Early Boom Town (within shouting distance of this marker); Caney Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 1.7 miles away); Unwind with Us (approx. 4 miles away); Clear Creek Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 4 miles

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away); Morehead Chesapeak And Ohio Railway Freight Depot (approx. 6.8 miles away); In Memory of the Victims of the 1939 Flood (approx. 6.8 miles away); First Faculty And Staff (approx. 6.9 miles away); Rowan County War Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away).

Also see . . . John Hunt Morgan. (Submitted on November 17, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 4, 2017

2. Morgan Raiders' Camp Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 4, 2017

3. Morgan Raiders' Camp Marker

Gen. John Hunt Morgan, C.S.A. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse

4. Gen. John Hunt Morgan, C.S.A.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,078 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 17, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.