Rosine in Ohio County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Home of Charlie and Betty Monroe
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020
1. Home of Charlie and Betty Monroe Marker
Home of Charlie Monroe and first wife Betty (Miller) Monroe, built ca. 1943.
After a successful music career, Charlie retired here in 1957 and mined coal on the property until it was sold in 1964.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.
Location. 37° 26.632′ N, 86° 46.314′ W. Marker is in Rosine, Kentucky, in Ohio County. It is on Homeplace Lane 0.2 miles east of U.S. 62, on the left when traveling east. Marker is on grounds of Bill Monroe Homeplace. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6210 Homeplace Ln, Rosine KY 42370, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region and in the Western Coal Field. It is also in the American Midwest, in the 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clarence Wilson Home (a few steps from this marker); Monroe Homeplace (approx. half a mile away); Jerusalem Ridge (approx. half a mile away); Rosine (approx. 1.7 miles away); William Smith Bill Monroe (approx. 1.8 miles away); Rosine Area Veterans Monument (approx. 1.8 miles away); PFC Wesley Phelps / Medal of Honor Winner (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Earp Family / Virgil Earp (1843-1904) (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rosine.
Also see . . . Charlie Monroe (Wikipedia). (Submitted on November 4, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020
2. Home of Charlie and Betty Monroe Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020
3. Home of Charlie and Betty Monroe
Public domain / Wikimedia Commons, circa 1936
4. Bill and Charlie Monroe
they performed as The Monroe Brothers.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 391 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 4, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
