Bardwell in Carlisle County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

County Named, 1886

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2021

1. County Named, 1886 Marker

Inscription. For John Griffin Carlisle. Born 1835, practiced law in Covington. Kentucky Legislator from 1859-71. Lt. Governor, 1871-75. U.S. Congress, 1877-91. House Speaker, 1883-89. U.S. Senate, 1890-93. Secretary of Treasury, 1893-97, under Pres. Grover Cleveland. Controversy over gold standard, 1896, caused him to move to New York. Died there, 1910. Buried Covington, Kentucky.

Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society; Kentucky Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 763.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #22 and #24 Grover Cleveland, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 36° 52.963′ N, 88° 59.996′ W. Marker is in Bardwell, Kentucky, in Carlisle County. It can be reached from Paducah Road (U.S. 62) 0.9 miles east of Elm Street (U.S. 51), on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in the entry driveway median, directly in front of the Carlisle County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:

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985 US Highway 62, Bardwell KY 42023, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s 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: Demonstration - 1862 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Blandville Courthouse (approx. 4.6 miles away); a different marker also named Blandville Courthouse (approx. 4.6 miles away); Union Supply Base (approx. 7.1 miles away); Lewis and Clark in Kentucky Fort Jefferson (approx. 7.1 miles away); Fort Jefferson Site / Indian Massacre (approx. 7.1 miles away); Fort Jefferson (approx. 7.1 miles away); Purpose of Fort Jefferson & Town of Clarksville (approx. 7.1 miles away).

Also see . . . John G. Carlisle (Wikipedia). Carlisle's tenure as Secretary of the Treasury

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2021

2. County Named, 1886 Marker

(looking south • Carlisle County Courthouse in background)

was marred by the Panic of 1893, a financial and economic disaster so severe that it ended Carlisle's political career. By 1896, the once remarkably popular Carlisle was so disliked due to his stewardship of the currency that he was forced to leave the stage in the middle of a speech in his home town of Covington due to a barrage of abuse. (Submitted on August 23, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Carlisle County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2021

3. Carlisle County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 23, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.