Hopkinsville in Christian County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Round Table Literary Park

Photographed by Yvette Eastham

1. Round Table Literary Park Marker

Inscription. The Round Table and the Sword in the Stone, replicas from the Chivalric Age of King Arthur, were erected in the belief that the lofty ideals and standards of gentility that prevailed in Camelot can be renewed on the campus on Hopkinsville Community College since those virtues practiced by the knights of old transcend both time and space to enrich and ennoble the lives of all.

The Sword in the Stone
Dedicated - May 3, 1974
Designer of Sword - Lacy Long
Intaglio on Sword - Woodie Howell
Execution of Design - Gerald Holland
Donation of Stone - Hopkinsville Stone Company

The Round Table
Dedicated - October 12, 1975
Architect-Builder - John T. Robertson
Art and Calligraphy - Allie Davis
Intaglio - Walter Rascoe
Seating Accommodations - Blue Lake Block Company

Research and Initiator of project - Staff of the Literary Magazine The Round Table
Mrs. Frances G. Thomas, faculty advisor
Director of Hopkinsville Community College - Dr. Thomas L. Riley
Financial Assistance - Business and Financial Institutions of Hopkinsville, Cadiz, Princeton, Elkton, and Pembroke

Topics. This historical marker

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is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 36° 52.949′ N, 87° 29.126′ W. Marker is in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in Christian County. It is on Talbert Drive just west of North Elm Street, on the left when traveling west. Located on the grounds of Hopkinsville Community College, at the entrance to Round Table Literary Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 720 North Dr, Hopkinsville KY 42240, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Forrest Reconnoitered (approx. ¼ mile away); Famous Prophet (approx. half a mile away); Union General's Grave (approx. half

Photographed by Yvette Eastham, Oct 2021

2. Round Table Literary Park Marker

Back of Round Table Park sign

a mile away); Hdqrs. CSA Commander / 101 CSA Unknown (approx. half a mile away); Latham Confederate Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Alhambra Theatre (approx. 1.1 miles away); Governor Edward T "Ned" Breathitt Jr. (1924 - 2003) was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky (approx. 1.1 miles away); County Named, 1797 (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopkinsville.