Owensboro in Daviess County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Senator McCreery Home

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020

1. Senator McCreery Home Marker

Inscription. Homesite of Thomas Clay McCreery. Born in 1816. He died in 1890. He was one of Daviess County's most distinguished natives, an accomplished lawyer, orator, and farmer. A presidential elector in 1852, 1856, 1860. United States senator from 1868-71, elected to fill an unexpired term, and from 1873-79. Grandson of Thomas Clay, Revolutionary officer. legislator.

Erected 1970 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1304.)

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 1816.

Location. 37° 45.58′ N, 87° 6.908′ W. Marker is in Owensboro, Kentucky, in Daviess County. It is at the intersection of Griffith Avenue and Mccreary Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Griffith Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 522 Griffith Ave, Owensboro KY 42301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region

and in the Western Coal Field.

It is

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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 walking distance of this marker: Sassafras Tree (approx. 0.4 miles away); Union Station (approx. half a mile away); Buffalo Road (approx. half a mile away); Moneta J. Sleet, Jr. / Pulitzer Prize Winner (approx. 0.7 miles away); "Stirman's Folly" (approx. ¾ mile away); Old Trinity Centre Parking Area (approx. 0.8 miles away); First Home of Governor Ford (approx. 0.8 miles away); Old Trinity Centre (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Owensboro.

Also see . . . Thomas C. McCreery (Wikipedia). (Submitted on November 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020

2. Senator McCreery Home Marker

Thomas Clay McCreery (1816-1890) image. Click for full size.

Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division., November 5, 2020

3. Thomas Clay McCreery (1816-1890)

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 498 times since then and 33 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.