Taylorsville in Spencer County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

The Spy Who Saved the Union

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 15, 2019

1. The Spy Who Saved the Union Marker

Inscription. Home of Felix Grundy Stidger, Union Spy, born Aug. 5, 1836. Foiled plot by Knights of Golden Circle to fire bomb northern cities, free Confederate prisoners, & turn the tide of the Civil War. His testimony resulted in the convictions of many “Copperheads.” A hunted man, he left Louisville for Chicago, where he is buried.
Sponsored by Felix Grundy Stidger Historic Preservation Fund

Erected 2019 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2577.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 5, 1836.

Location. 38° 1.803′ N, 85° 20.993′ W. Marker is in Taylorsville, Kentucky, in Spencer County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (Kentucky Route 44) and Water Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: West Main Street, Taylorsville KY 40071, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Louisville Area.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: County Named, 1824 (a few steps from this marker); Spencer House (approx. ¼ mile away); Courthouse Burned

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Taylorsville (approx. ¾ mile away); "Vaucluse" (approx. 2.1 miles away); Guerrilla Quantrill (approx. 4½ miles away); James Morrison Heady (approx. 4.7 miles away); Original Site of St. Michael's Parish (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Taylorsville.

The Spy Who Saved the Union Marker looking west on Main Street at edge of town. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 15, 2019

2. The Spy Who Saved the Union Marker looking west on Main Street at edge of town.

The view east into the city of Taylorsville. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 15, 2019

3. The view east into the city of Taylorsville.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,131 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 15, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of the Felix Grundy Stidger house at 1102 Garrard Street. • Can you help?