Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Dr. Luke P. Blackburn Correctional Complex
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Blackburn Correctional Complex

Dr. Luke P. Blackburn Correctional Complex side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2021

1. Dr. Luke P. Blackburn Correctional Complex side of marker

Inscription.
Dr. Luke P. Blackburn Correctional Complex Originally Kentucky Village, this complex renamed in honor of Dr. Luke P. Blackburn, 26th Governor of Ky., in recognition of his pioneer efforts in prison reform. Elected Governor in 1879, after campaigning to relieve conditions at Frankfort Penitentiary, he asked for drastic changes in penal system in first message to legislature.

Blackburn Correctional Complex In 1880 prison reform finally began. Abolition of the lessee system soon followed. Governor Luke P. Blackburn's efforts resulted in creation of the Kentucky State Penitentiary at Eddyville. Dr. Blackburn also noted for treating epidemics in parts of U.S. and other countries. Native of Woodford County, born 1816, he singlehandedly fought great epidemic of cholera there, 1835.

Erected 1973 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1466.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 38° 6.6′ N, 84° 32.259′ W.

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Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. It can be reached from Spurr Road (Kentucky Route 1977). Marker is in front of one of the prison complex's gates. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3111 Spurr Road, Lexington KY 40511, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region.

It is also in the American 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Man o' War / Man o' War (1917-1947) (approx. 1½ miles away); Masterson's Station (approx. 1.7 miles away); Artistides (approx. 2.3 miles away); Early Land Grant (approx. 2.4 miles away); Lexington Colored Fair Association / Successful Enterprise (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Three-Year-Old (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Race He Lost (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Years at Stud

Blackburn Correctional Complex side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 5, 2023

2. Blackburn Correctional Complex side of marker

(approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

More about this marker. Inscription from reverse side taken from Kentucky Historical Society marker database.

Also see . . . Luke P. Blackburn (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Dr. Luke P. Blackburn Correctional Complex / Blackburn Correctional Complex Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2021

3. Dr. Luke P. Blackburn Correctional Complex / Blackburn Correctional Complex Marker

Dr. Luke P. Blackburn (1816-1887) image. Click for full size.

Nicola Marschall / Public domain, 1883

4. Dr. Luke P. Blackburn (1816-1887)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,119 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on March 14, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on April 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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Blackburn Correctional Complex