Near Hardinsburg in Breckinridge County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Joseph Holt

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020

1. Joseph Holt Marker

Inscription. Six miles north are birthplace and grave of Joseph Holt, 1807-1896. He was commissioner of patents, postmaster general, and secretary of war in President Buchanan's administration, 1857-1861. Lincoln named him judge advocate general of the Union army in 1862. Holt prosecuted conspirators in the assassination of Lincoin, 1865. He retired as judge advocate in 1875.

Erected 2010 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 552.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #15 James Buchanan, the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 37° 50.42′ N, 86° 34.426′ W. Marker is near Hardinsburg, Kentucky, in Breckinridge County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 60 and Kentucky Road 144, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 60. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hardinsburg KY 40143, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First Coal Oil (approx. 3.3 miles away); Lincoln Family Trail (approx. 3.3 miles away); Cloverport Veterans Monument

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(approx. 3.3 miles away); Breckinridge County Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Early Shipping Point (approx. 3.4 miles away); Tar Springs (approx. 3.6 miles away); Joseph Holt and Abraham Lincoln (approx. 5 miles away); a different marker also named Joseph Holt (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hardinsburg.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020

2. Joseph Holt Marker

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, circa 1863

3. Joseph Holt

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.