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

Spout Spring

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 3, 2021

1. Spout Spring Marker

Inscription. In June 1842, nine justice met at James Clark's home near the spring on west side of old Benton-Paducah Rd. and organized first Marshall Co. Court. They were James Brien, Enos Faughn, Joel Gilbert, John McElrath, Robert Elliott, Wm. Rice, Absalom Smith, Joseph Staton, and James Stice. Fires at county clerk's office destroyed details of meeting.

Erected 1999 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways; presented by Marshall County Genealogical and Historical Society. (Marker Number 2035.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1842.

Location. 36° 55.121′ N, 88° 21.503′ W. Marker is in Benton, Kentucky, in Marshall County. It is on Foust Sledd Road 0.3 miles south of Whispering Hill Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1702 Foust Sledd Rd, Benton KY 42025, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marshall County Civil War Cannon (approx. 4.2 miles away); Benton County Vietnam Conflict Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); Kentucky Writer (approx. 4.3 miles away); County Named, 1842 (approx. 4.3 miles away); Shelby McCallum (approx. 4.4 miles away); James R. Lemon (1848-1919) (approx. 4.4 miles away); Civil War Action (approx. 4.7 miles away); Henry H. Lovett, Sr. (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Benton.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 3, 2021

2. Spout Spring Marker

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 659 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.