Calvert City in Marshall County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

"Oak Hill"

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 3, 2021

1. “Oak Hill” Marker

Inscription. Calvert City was named for Potilla Calvert, who built "Oak Hill” in 1860. He gave the land to railroad company so that the railroad might run by his home. He also saw to it that provisions were made for food and shelter for those who chose this site for settlement. Calvert was one of the founders of Calvert City's First Baptist Church.

Erected 1971 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1405.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 37° 1.885′ N, 88° 20.876′ W. Marker is in Calvert City, Kentucky, in Marshall County. It is on Aspen Street Southeast just south of Railroad Avenue Southeast, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 Aspen St SE, Calvert City KY 42029, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s

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Jackson Purchase.

It is also 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The TVA System of Multi-Purpose Dams (approx. 4.4 miles away); Propelling The Water (approx. 4½ miles away); Kentucky Dam (approx. 4.6 miles away); Grand Rivers Iron Furnace (approx. 6.1 miles away); Grand Rivers Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 6.4 miles away); Spout Spring (approx. 7.8 miles away); Livingston County Courthouse (approx. 8.1 miles away); A Civil War Base (approx. 8.1 miles away).

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 3, 2021

2. “Oak Hill” Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 3, 2021

3. Oak Hill

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 4, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.