New Liberty in Owen County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Old New Liberty
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New Liberty, Contd.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 31, 2021
1. Old New Liberty Marker side
"Church on the Twins", organized 1801, first in the County. Now the New Liberty Baptist Church.
One of the earliest log cabins, built 1806 by John Cayle, stands as part of barn, two miles east.
Union Agricultural and Mechanical Fair, organized in 1859.
Old Concord College, started 1867. Used until first High School, 1906.
The OWEN NEWS started here, 1868.
Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 742.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education • 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 1827.
Location. 38° 36.957′ N, 84° 54.384′ W. Marker is in New Liberty, Kentucky, in Owen County. It is at the intersection of Kentucky Route 36/227 and Two Mile Road,
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Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Rural Electric In County (approx. 3.3 miles away); Sanders (approx. 3½ miles away); Jacob Hunter (approx. 6 miles away); Vice Admiral William A. Mose Lee Jr. (approx. 6.7 miles away); Grass Hills (approx. 6.9 miles away); Historic Gratz Bridge (approx. 10.2 miles away); Gratz, A Kentucky River Town (approx. 10.2 miles away); Earl New Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.2 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. County Named, 1819 (was approx. 6.7 miles away but has been permanently
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 31, 2021
2. New Liberty, Contd. Marker side
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 31, 2021
3. Old New Liberty / New Liberty, Contd. Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 729 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
