Cadiz in Trigg County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Courthouse Burned

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 12, 2018

1. Courthouse Burned Marker (front)

Inscription. 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. Lyon came to Cadiz, December 13. US force fled courthouse, leaving man with smallpox. Lyon burned "contaminated" building, moved to Eddyville. County records saved.

Erected 1963 by the Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 578.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 13, 1864.

Location. 36° 51.733′ N, 87° 50.227′ W. Marker is in Cadiz, Kentucky, in Trigg County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Located at the Trigg County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12 Court Place, Cadiz KY 42211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

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: Trigg County Confederate Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Trigg County War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); County Named, 1820

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(a few steps from this marker); Site of Burnett Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wendell Holmes McRidley (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Court of Trigg County (approx. 3.4 miles away); Trigg Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 6.1 miles away); Empire Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cadiz.

Marker (reverse) showing courthouse locations burned in Kentucky during Civil War. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 12, 2018

2. Marker (reverse) showing courthouse locations burned in Kentucky during Civil War.

Courthouse Burned Marker on right at the Trigg County Judicial Center. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 12, 2018

3. Courthouse Burned Marker on right at the Trigg County Judicial Center.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.