Union in Boone County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
John Hunt Morgan Escape Route
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 12, 2019
1. John Hunt Morgan Escape Route Marker, side one
On Nov. 28, 1863, after escaping from Ohio Penitentiary & taking a train to Cincinnati, CSA Gen. John Hunt Morgan & Capt. Thomas Hines crossed the Ohio River to Ludlow. Sympathetic Boone County residents, as well as Big Bone Baptist Church, gave them food, shelter & supplies. They rode into Gallatin County the following night.
This map shows the route taken by Gen. Morgan and Capt. Hines from North to South through Boone County on Nov. 28 & 29, 1863. Also shown are stops they made along the way.
Erected 2013 by Boone County Historical Society, Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2394.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail in Kentucky, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is October 28, 1863.
Location. 38° 57.882′ N, 84° 40.731′ W. Marker is in Union, Kentucky, in Boone County. It is on U.S. 42 near Old Union Road, on the right when traveling west. Approach from Old Union Road stub. Touch for map. Marker
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Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: You Are Not Forgotten (approx. 2½ miles away); Hopeful Lutheran Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Boone County, 1798 (approx. 3 miles away); Clinton Blankenbeker House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Skirmish at Florence (approx. 3.7 miles away); First Baptist African American Church, Florence (approx. 3.8 miles away); Mary Draper Ingles (approx. 3.9 miles away); George Speri Sperti (1900-1991) / Boonetucky Farm (approx. 3.9 miles away).
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 12, 2019
2. John Hunt Morgan Escape Route Marker, side two
3. Image of Map Embedded in Marker
Click on image to enlarge. The map shows the route north to south with stops at Pt. Pleasant School, Utz, Crisler, Dr. John Dulaney, Daniel Piatt, Henry Corbin, R.G. Adams, Big Bone Baptist Church, B.b. Allphin, and Richard Cabin. Present-day road names are shown.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,199 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 1, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
