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Near Versailles in Woodford County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
 

Captain Jack Jouett Home

 
 
Captain Jack Jouett Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2021
1. Captain Jack Jouett Home Marker
Inscription.
Here lived the Revolutionary War hero who made the historic ride from Cuckoo Tavern to Charlottesville in 1781 to warn Jefferson of the approach of the British. Father of famous artist Matthew Harris Jouett.
 
Erected by Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 78.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.
 
Location. 37° 58.965′ N, 84° 46.266′ W. Marker is near Versailles, Kentucky, in Woodford County. Marker is at the intersection of McCowans Ferry Road (Kentucky Route 1964) and Craigs Creek Road, on the right when traveling south on McCowans Ferry Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Versailles KY 40383, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. John (Jack) Jouett, Jr. (approx. ¼ mile away); Capt. John (Jack) Jouett House (approx. ¼ mile away); Woodford County's Civil War Generals (approx. 5.1 miles away); Randall Lee Gibson / Jerome Bonaparte Robertson (approx. 5.1 miles away); Woodford County, 1789 / County Named (approx. 5.1 miles away); Josephine Henry (approx. 5.1 miles away); Site of Rose Hill Academy
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(approx. 5.2 miles away); Sen. Joseph C. S. Blackburn (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Versailles.
 
Also see . . .  Jack Jouett. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on April 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.) 
 
Captain Jack Jouett House image. Click for more information.
via NPS, unknown
2. Captain Jack Jouett House
National Register of Historic Places Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
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Captain Jack Jouett Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2021
3. Captain Jack Jouett Home Marker
Captain Jack Jouett Home image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2021
4. Captain Jack Jouett Home
Silhouette of John (Jack) Jouett image. Click for full size.
Matthew Harris Jouett / Public domain
5. Silhouette of John (Jack) Jouett
This silhouette by his son is the only known portrait from life of John Jouett.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 313 times since then and 45 times this year. Last updated on April 3, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos:   1. submitted on April 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.   2. submitted on April 25, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   3, 4, 5. submitted on April 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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