Inez in Martin County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

County Named, 1870
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Henry L. Clay, D.D.

County Named, 1870 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 13, 2019

1. County Named, 1870 Marker

Inscription.
County Named, 1870 For Col. John P. Martin, born Va. 1811, came to Kentucky in 1828. State House of Representatives, 1841-43; U.S. Congress, 1845-47. State Senator, 1857-61. Delegate from State at large to Democratic National Convention, 1856. Delegate to futile Ky. Peace Convention in Sept., 1861. Floyd County citizen for seventeen years. Died there in 1862 at age 51.

Henry L. Clay, D.D. One of the distinguished natives of Martin County. Teacher in the schools here and in Williamson, W. Va. Ordained into the Methodist Ministry, serving 33 yrs. in W. Va. Dist. Supt. in Ashland, Charleston and Huntington. On committee that formed The Methodist Church, 1939, uniting the Northern, Southern and Protestant Methodists. Rev. Clay born Inez 1875, died Florida 1964.

Erected 1965 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 814.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Peace • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1861.

Location. 37° 51.986′ N, 82°

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32.332′ W. Marker is in Inez, Kentucky, in Martin County. It is on Main Street (Kentucky Route 40) west of Holy Street, on the right when traveling west. Located at the Martin County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 32 KY-40, Inez KY 41224, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Martin County Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Pioneer Ward / Educator Ward (here, next to this marker); William McCoy, Sr. / Lewis Dempsey (a few steps from this marker); Warfield / A Warfield Skirmish (approx. 6.8 miles away); Revolutionary War Soldier’s Grave (approx. 7.1 miles away in West Virginia); Lewis' Expedition (approx. 7.7 miles away in West Virginia); Polley Freedom Case / William Ratliff (Ratcliff) (approx. 9½ miles away in West Virginia); Moses Stepp (approx. 10.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Inez.

Henry L. Clay, D.D. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 13, 2019

2. Henry L. Clay, D.D. Marker

County Named, 1870 / Henry L. Clay, D.D. Marker in middle of the three. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 13, 2019

3. County Named, 1870 / Henry L. Clay, D.D. Marker in middle of the three.

The view west on KY-40. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 13, 2019

4. The view west on KY-40.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 732 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 20, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

County Named, 1870⎯⎯⎯Henry L. Clay, D.D.

County Named, 1870
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Henry L. Clay, D.D.