McKee in Jackson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

County Named, 1858

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 13, 2019

1. County Named, 1858 Marker

Inscription. For Andrew Jackson, the 7th US President, 1829-37, first to be elected from west of Appalachians. First Representative in Congress from Tenn., 1796-97. In US Senate twice, 1797 and 1823. Victorious commander at New Orleans, 1815. County formed from small parts of Madison, Estill, Owsley, Clay, Laurel and Rockcastle, every adjoining county, except Lee.

Erected 1968 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1145.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.

Location. 37° 25.818′ N, 83° 59.905′ W. Marker is in McKee, Kentucky, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 421) and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. At the Jackson County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Main Street, Mc Kee KY 40447, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s

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The Knobs

and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Warrior's Path (approx. 4.2 miles away); Big Hill Skirmish (approx. 12.8 miles away); Daniel Boone's Trail (approx. 14.2 miles away); Hazel Patch (approx. 15 miles away); Battle of Camp Wildcat (approx. 15.9 miles away); Kentucky - September 1861 (approx. 15.9 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Camp Wildcat (approx. 15.9 miles away); The Battle of Wildcat (approx. 16 miles away).

Also see . . . Kentucky Historical Society on County Named, 1858 marker. (Submitted on July 16, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

County Named, 1858 Marker (far left) at Jackson County Courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 13, 2019

2. County Named, 1858 Marker (far left) at Jackson County Courthouse.

Marker in front of Jackson County War Memorial. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 13, 2019

3. Marker in front of Jackson County War Memorial.

Andrew Jackson image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 26, 2015

4. Andrew Jackson

This 1845 portrait by Thomas Sully hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 428 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 16, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on July 16, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.