Sturgis in Union County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Bell Mines

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

1. Bell Mines Marker

Inscription. John Bell, 1797-1869, of Tenn. owned mines two miles south of here. In 1860 he was nominated as candidate for President by the Constitutional Union Party. He campaigned to preserve the Union and carried Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia against Abraham Lincoln. Later Bell advocated secession. He was Congressman, 1827-41, and member U.S. Senate, 1847-59, from Tenn.

Erected 1964 by the Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 633.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 37° 32.713′ N, 87° 58.97′ W. Marker is in Sturgis, Kentucky, in Union County. It is at the intersection of North Monroe Street (Kentucky Route 365) and 5th Street (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling north on North Monroe Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: North Monroe Street, Sturgis KY 42459, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region

and in the Western Coal Field.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Robert E. Lee Won with Sturgis Coal (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); U. S. Treasurer (approx.

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1.9 miles away); Civil War Action (approx. 4½ miles away); Nally Spa (approx. 9.1 miles away); Earle C. Clements (approx. 10.1 miles away); Weston / Vital Junction (approx. 10.1 miles away); 1917 Coal Mine Explosion (approx. 10.1 miles away); A Pioneer Route (approx. 10.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sturgis.

Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia article on John Bell. (Submitted on September 25, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Wikipedia article on Bell Mines. (Submitted on September 25, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Bell Mines Marker looking west towards downtown Sturgis. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

2. Bell Mines Marker looking west towards downtown Sturgis.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

3. Bell Mines Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,156 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 25, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.