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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Western Coal Field.

It is also in the American South,

specifically 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: Cloverport History - Late 1900's to Present (approx. 3.1 miles away); Cloverport History 1901-1922

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(approx. 3.1 miles away); Cloverport History 1873-1929 (approx. 3.1 miles away); Cloverport History 1830-1860 (approx. 3.2 miles away); Cloverport History 1816-1828 (approx. 3.2 miles away); Cloverport History 1803-1813 (approx. 3.2 miles away); Cloverport History 1729-1802 (approx. 3.2 miles away); First Coal Oil (approx. 3.3 miles away).

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 660 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.