Brownsville in Edmonson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Marvel Mills Logan

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 10, 2021

1. Marvel Mills Logan Marker

Inscription. U. S. Senator from Kentucky, March 1931 until his death Oct. 1939. Born, 1875, on this farm, attended Brownsville schools. Admitted to bar, 1896, practiced here. State Attorney General, 1916-17. Judge Ky. Court of Appeals, 1927-1930. Grand Sire of the World, I.O.O.F. Pioneer promoter of Mammoth Cave as National Park, 1910. Taught Sunday School regularly 35 years.

Erected 1966 by Kentucky Historical Socoety and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 910.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Government & Politics • Parks & Recreational Areas • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1931.

Location. 37° 10.636′ N, 86° 14.763′ W. Marker is in Brownsville, Kentucky, in Edmonson County. It is on Brownsville Road just west of Fairview Church Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1943 Brownsville Rd, Brownsville KY 42210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Country

and in the Pennyroyal 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: County Named, 1825 (approx. 1.7 miles away); In Honor of Sgt Pleas P. Sanders (approx. 1.7 miles away); Edmonson County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Historic Entrance (approx. 1.7 miles away); Civil War Skirmish (approx. 1.7 miles away); Brownsville (approx. 1.7 miles away); Chalybeate Springs / Chameleon Springs (approx. 3½ miles away); Turnhole Bend Spring (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownsville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 10, 2021

2. Marvel Mills Logan Marker

Fairview United Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 10, 2021

3. Fairview United Baptist Church

Marvel Mills Logan Gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 10, 2021

4. Marvel Mills Logan Gravesite

Marvel Mills Logan image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 10, 2021

5. Marvel Mills Logan

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 391 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 25, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.