Near Owensboro in Daviess County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Daviess County
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020
1. Daviess County Marker
Erected 1968 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1158.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Political Subdivisions • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #09 William Henry Harrison, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.
Location. 37° 43.759′ N, 87° 5.175′ W. Marker is near Owensboro, Kentucky, in Daviess County. It is on New Hartford Road (U.S. 231) just south of Spring Bank Drive, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in front of Daviess County High School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4255 New Hartford Road, Owensboro
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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, in the Upper South, and in the Ohio River Valley. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sassafras Tree (approx. 2.3 miles away); Senator McCreery Home (approx. 2.6 miles away); Union Station (approx. 2.9 miles away); Buffalo Road (approx. 3 miles away); First Home of Governor Ford (approx. 3 miles away); Moneta J. Sleet, Jr. / Pulitzer Prize Winner (approx. 3.3 miles away); "Stirman's Folly" (approx. 3.3 miles away); Hazen A. Dean (1899-1984) (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Owensboro.
Also see . . . Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (Wikipedia). (Submitted on November 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020
2. Daviess County Marker
Unknown / Public domain
3. Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (1774-1811)
From "The History of Kentucky: From its Earliest Discovery and Settlement, to the Present Date" by Zachariah Frederick Smith (1895)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 451 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
