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

U. S. Treasurer

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

1. U. S. Treasurer Marker

Inscription. Samuel Casey, 1788-1859, Treasurer of the United States, 1853-59, under Presidents Pierce and Buchanan. He resided 1811-1859 in Caseyville, three miles west. Elected clerk of Circuit and County Courts; later, 1830-32, member of the State Senate.

Erected 1964 by the Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 211.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #14 Franklin Pierce, the Former U.S. Presidents: #15 James Buchanan, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists.

Location. 37° 33.163′ N, 88° 0.934′ W. Marker is in Sturgis, Kentucky, in Union County. It is on Kentucky Route 109 0.2 miles north of Route 1508, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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,

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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 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Bell Mines (approx. 1.9 miles away); Civil War Action (approx. 2.9 miles away); Nally Spa (approx. 9.9 miles away); Geologic Wonder (approx. 9.9 miles away in Illinois); Lewis and Clark in Illinois (approx. 10.1 miles away in Illinois); The Cave (approx. 10.1 miles away in Illinois); You Are Not Forgotten (approx. 10.1 miles away in Illinois). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sturgis.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Samuel L. Casey. (Submitted on September 27, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

U. S. Treasurer Marker looking north on KY-109. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

2. U. S. Treasurer Marker looking north on KY-109.

View from marker towards Sturgis. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

3. View from marker towards Sturgis.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 514 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 27, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.