Herndon in Christian County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

U.S. Vice President

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 12, 2018

1. U.S. Vice President Marker

Inscription. Adlai Ewing Stevenson, 1835-1914, one of four Kentuckians - more than any state, except New York - who were U.S. Vice Presidents. Others were Richard M. Johnson, John C. Breckinridge and Alben W. Barkley. Stevenson, born here, moved to Illinois, 1852. Member Congress two terms. Elected Vice President with Cleveland in 1892. Bryan's running mate in 1900.

Erected 1965 by the Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 740.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 36° 43.589′ N, 87° 33.569′ W. Marker is in Herndon, Kentucky, in Christian County. It is on Herndon Oak Grove Road (Kentucky Route 117) 0.6 miles south of Lafayette Road ( Route 107), on the right when traveling north. Located at South Christian Elementary School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12340 Herndon Oak Grove Road, Herndon KY 42236, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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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: Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (approx. ¾ mile away); Genoa (approx. 1.6 miles away); No-Tillage Farming (approx. 2.3 miles away); Church Hill Grange House (approx. 5.1 miles away); In Memory of Revolutionary War Heroes (approx. 6.6 miles away); This Carillon is dedicated to all the Men and Women who have Served in the Armed Forces (approx. 6.7 miles away); In Memory of Christian County Kentucky Revolutionary War Veterans (approx. 6.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial Scattering Garden (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Herndon.

U.S. Vice President Marker at South Christian Elementary School. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 12, 2018

2. U.S. Vice President Marker at South Christian Elementary School.

Looking north on KY-117. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 12, 2018

3. Looking north on KY-117.

Adlai Ewing Stevenson I / Richard Mentor Johnson / John Cabell Breckinridge / Alben William Barkley image. Click for full size.

Public domain (PD-US)

4. Adlai Ewing Stevenson I / Richard Mentor Johnson / John Cabell Breckinridge / Alben William Barkley

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 656 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 22, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.