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

Madison's Land

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020

1. Madison's Land Marker

Inscription. James Madison, 4th U.S. president, and wife, Dolly, owned 2,000 acres along Panther Creek, now Daviess County. Land held by them until sold in smaller acreages, 1832-34. Madison was member of Continental Congress, 1780-83, 86-88 and of Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787. Member of first Congresses, 1789-97. Sec. of State, 1801-09. President of United States, 1809-17.

Erected 1969 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1242.)

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 1787.

Location. 37° 45.454′ N, 87° 13.957′ W. Marker is near Owensboro, Kentucky, in Daviess County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 56 and Hayden Bridge Road (State Highway 279), on the right when traveling west on State Highway 56. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Governor for Tennessee (approx. 3.9 miles away); Russell S. Shifley (approx. 4.6 miles away); First Coal by Rail (approx. 5.2 miles away); Peter B. English

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(approx. 5.9 miles away); Kendall-Perkins Park (approx. 6 miles away); Two Early Civil Rights Cases in Owensboro (approx. 6 miles away); The African American Community in Owensboro (approx. 6 miles away); Born With a Purpose (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Owensboro.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020

2. Madison's Land Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 753 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.