Irvine in Estill County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Irvine

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 13, 2019

1. Irvine Marker

Inscription. Named, 1812, for Col. Wm. Irvine, member from Madison Co. of 1787 and 1788 conventions that sought separation from Va. and statehood for Ky.; member of Constitutional Convention, 1799. "He had strong hold on affection of people. Few have gone to grave more lamented."

Erected 1963 by Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 199.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 37° 42.03′ N, 83° 58.509′ W. Marker is in Irvine, Kentucky, in Estill County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Kentucky Route 89) and Broadway Street ( Route 2461), on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Located at the Estill County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 130 Main Street, Irvine KY 40336, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: County Named, 1808 (here, next to this marker); Battle of Irvine (within shouting distance of this marker); Estill Seminary / Collegiate Institute (approx. 0.2 miles away); Estill Springs (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lookout Mountain Hero

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Station Camp (approx. 0.7 miles away); Red River Iron Works / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 6.4 miles away); Fitchburg Furnace (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Irvine.

Irvine Marker, on right, at Estill County Courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 13, 2019

2. Irvine Marker, on right, at Estill County Courthouse.

Photographed by Frank Profitt, March 20, 2021

3. Irvine Marker

Estill County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Frank Profitt, March 20, 2021

4. Estill County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 343 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3, 4. submitted on March 21, 2021, by Frank Profitt of Georgetown, Kentucky.