Owenton in Owen County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Harry Clark Karsner (1914-1971) / Karsner Air Field

Harry Clark Karsner (1914-1971) side of the marker image. Click for full size.

By TeamOHE, December 22, 2018

1. Harry Clark Karsner (1914-1971) side of the marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Harry Clark Karsner (1914-1971). Served Owen Court as a magistrate, the director of First Farmers Bank, Owen County Board of Education, deacon Old Cedar Baptist Church, and served as state Aeronautics Commissioner. He flew his "Gospel Plane", broadcasting recorded sermons Over Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio.

Karsner Air Field. Site of Karsner Air Field, built after WWII. Owner & operator, Harry Clark Karsner, a flight instructor during the war, brought aviation to Owen County. A neon sign on Karsner's 4-plane hangar proclaimed: Christ is the Answer. He took this message to the sky broadcasting sermons from the air.

Erected 2012 by Kentucky Historical Society. (Marker Number 2374.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Churches & Religion • Communications • Education. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.

Location. 38° 23.817′ N, 84° 51′

Karsner Air Field side of the marker image. Click for full size.

By TeamOHE, December 22, 2018

2. Karsner Air Field side of the marker

W. Marker is in Owenton, Kentucky, in Owen County. Marker is on U.S. 127 just north of State Highway 607, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 180 Frank Clark Rd, Owenton KY 40359, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Captain Samuel Sanders (approx. 1.9 miles away); Gen. Washington's Guard (approx. 1.9 miles away); Vice Admiral William A. “Mose” Lee Jr. (approx. 9.7 miles away); Lindsay's Station (approx. 10.9 miles away); Switzer Covered Bridge (approx. 11.1 miles away); Stonetown (approx. 12.2 miles away); Buffalo Springs (approx. 12.4 miles away); Stamping Ground (approx. 12.4 miles away).

By TeamOHE, December 22, 2018

3. Harry Clark Karsner (1914-1971) side of the marker

Looking south.

By TeamOHE, December 22, 2018

4. Karsner Air Field side of the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2020, by TeamOHE of Wauseon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 38 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 13, 2020, by TeamOHE of Wauseon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.