Wickliffe in Ballard County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

County Named, 1842

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 16, 2023

1. County Named, 1842 Marker

Inscription. For Capt. Bland Ballard, 1759-1853. Born in Va. Came to Ky. in 1779. Devoted life protecting frontier. Scout for George Rogers Clark's Ohio expedition, 1780. '82; Wabash campaign 1786. In the battles of Fallen Timbers, 1793; Tippecanoe, 1811; River Raisin, 1813. In Ky. Legis. five terms. Legis. directed burial in the Frankfort Cemetery. County from McCraken, Hickman.

Erected 1965 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 826.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.

Location. 36° 57.921′ N, 89° 5.336′ W. Marker is in Wickliffe, Kentucky, in Ballard County. It is on 4th Street (U.S. 51/62), on the right when traveling north. Located in front of the county court house. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wickliffe KY 42087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

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It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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: Private First Class Robert Monroe Hammonds (a few steps from this marker); The Prince of the French Explorers / French Explorers at the Confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi (approx. 0.4 miles away); King Mounds (approx. 0.4 miles away); Welcome to Wickliffe Mounds (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ceremonial Mound (approx. 0.4 miles away); Burial Mound (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lewis & Clark at Old Fort Jefferson (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fort Jefferson Memorial Cross at the Confluence (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wickliffe.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 17, 2009

2. County Named, 1842 Marker

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 17, 2009

3. County Named, 1842 Marker

County Court House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 17, 2009

4. County Court House

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,450 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 20, 2023, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.