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Russellville in Logan County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
 

Tom Rhea Highway No. 100

Russellville to Burkesville

— 112 Miles —

 
 
Tom Rhea Highway No. 100 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay
1. Tom Rhea Highway No. 100 Marker
Inscription. This highway, designated by The Fiscal Courts of Logan, Simpson, Allen, Monroe and Cumberland Counties, as Tom Rhea Highway in appreciate of his road program in these counties.
 
Erected 1934.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles.
 
Location. 36° 50.586′ N, 86° 52.3′ W. Marker is in Russellville, Kentucky, in Logan County. It is at the intersection of Franklin Road and Bowling Green Road (Business U.S. 68), on the left when traveling north on Franklin Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 37 Franklin Rd, Russellville KY 42276, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region. 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 walking distance of this marker: Cedar House (within shouting distance of this marker); Origin of Federal Highway U.S. 79 (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Littlejohn Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ken Barrett Field (approx. 0.7 miles away); Rhea Stadium (approx. 0.7 miles away); O'Bannon House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Governors' Corner (approx. 0.8 miles away); United Methodist Temple (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Russellville.
 
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Tom Rhea Highway No. 100 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay
2. Tom Rhea Highway No. 100 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 29, 2026