Glasgow in Barren County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Henry Clay Morrison
⎯⎯⎯
Morrison Park

(1857~1942)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2019

1. Henry Clay Morrison / Morrison Park Marker (Side 1)

Inscription. Henry Clay Morrison Famed Methodist preacher & pioneer of the Holiness movement. He came to Barren Co. at age 2 & was raised by his grandparents near here. He became one of nation’s premiere evangelists and was editor of the Pentecostal Herald for 54 years. He was president of Asbury College and founder of Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Ky.

Morrison Park In 1900, Morrison founded this camp meeting site on the grounds of his boyhood home. The annual revival attracted many people to hear the powerful preaching of Morrison and other prominent ministers. The camp meeting was a unique style and way of worship. Morrison Park is one of the oldest and few remaining camp meeting sites in Kentucky.

Erected 2014 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2417.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 36° 56.367′ N, 85° 52.763′ W. Marker is in Glasgow, Kentucky,

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in Barren County. It is at the intersection of Tompkinsville Road (Kentucky Route 63) and Bristletown Road, on the left when traveling north on Tompkinsville Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4283 Tompkinsville Road, Glasgow KY 42141, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Country

and 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Home of Arthur Krock / Historic Home (approx. 4 miles away); Home of Gov. Leslie (approx. 4 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); Barren County World War II Monument (approx. 4.3 miles away); Our Confederate Dead (approx. 4.3 miles away); 623rd Field Artillery Battalion (approx. 4.3 miles away); Luska Joseph Twyman

Henry Clay Morrison / Morrison Park Marker (Side 2) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2019

2. Henry Clay Morrison / Morrison Park Marker (Side 2)

(approx. 4.3 miles away); Barren County's Medal of Honor Winners (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glasgow.

Also see . . . Morrison Park Camp Meeting. (Submitted on November 30, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Henry Clay Morrison / Morrison Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2019

3. Henry Clay Morrison / Morrison Park Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2019

4. Henry Clay Morrison / Morrison Park Marker

Henry Clay Morrison image. Click for full size.

5. Henry Clay Morrison

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 959 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 30, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

Henry Clay Morrison⎯⎯⎯Morrison Park

(1857~1942)

Henry Clay Morrison
⎯⎯⎯
Morrison Park