Near Corydon in Henderson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Corydon

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2021

1. Corydon Marker

Inscription. Near this spot July 4, 1898 Albert B. Chandler, twice governor of Kentucky was born. This illustrious son of the Pennyrile also served as state senator, lieutenant governor, United States senator and national commissioner of baseball.
This marker placed by friends

Erected by Friends of Albert B. Chandler.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1898.

Location. 37° 45.207′ N, 87° 41.998′ W. Marker is near Corydon, Kentucky, in Henderson County. It is on U.S. 60 0.1 miles south of Diamond Island Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corydon KY 42406, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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

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Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Kentucky Consumer Rural Cooperative Electricity (approx. 3.9 miles away); Stewart House (approx. 7½ miles away); Delano-Alves House (approx. 7½ miles away); Nurse Mary W. Arvin (approx. 7.8 miles away); Fernwood Cemetery (approx. 7.8 miles away); Laurelwood (approx. 7.9 miles away); Powell-Martin House (approx. 8.1 miles away); Home of Lucy Furman (approx. 8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corydon.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Albert B. "Happy" Chandler, 1898-1991 (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Happy Chandler (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2021

2. Corydon Marker

Albert B. Chandler image. Click for full size.

Harris & Ewing/ Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs division, May 13, 1940

3. Albert B. Chandler

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 382 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.