Albany in Clinton County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

County Named, 1835

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 12, 2019

1. County Named, 1835 Marker

Inscription. For DeWitt Clinton, 1769-1828. In New York Senate, nine years; U.S. Senate, 1802-03, where he introduced XII Amendment, present method of electing U.S. president, vice president. Mayor, New York, nine years; leader, tax supported school movement. Lieut. Gov., 1811-13; Gov., 1817-21, 25-28. Sponsor of Erie Canal, 1816-25. County from Cumberland and Wayne.

Erected 1965 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 811.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.

Location. 36° 41.439′ N, 85° 8.121′ W. Marker is in Albany, Kentucky, in Clinton County. It is at the intersection of North Washington Street and Cumberland Street, on the left when traveling north on North Washington Street. Located at the Clinton County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 South Cross Street, Albany KY 42602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland Region

and specifically in the Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War Terrorist (a few steps from this marker); Pioneer Settler (a few steps from this marker); Courthouse Burned (within shouting distance of this marker); Clear Fork Baptist Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Bible Mission School / Bible Mission School and Orphanage (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Burning of Hale's Mill (approx. 6 miles away in Tennessee); Sen. Ed P. Warinner / Seventy-Six Falls (approx. 6.1 miles away); Cordell Hull (approx. 8.6 miles away in Tennessee). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albany.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Governor's Birthplace (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been confirmed

County Named, 1835 Marker at the Clinton County Courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 12, 2019

2. County Named, 1835 Marker at the Clinton County Courthouse.

missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.