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

Site of 1834 North House

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 4, 2022

1. Site of 1834 North House Marker

Inscription. Site of 1834 North House
Brick communal dwelling for fifty Shakers

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Communal and Utopian Societies series list.

Location. 36° 53.328′ N, 86° 38.56′ W. Marker is in South Union, Kentucky, in Logan County. It is on Shakertown Road (Kentucky Route 1466) 0.3 miles north of Shaker Museum Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Auburn KY 42206, 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: Site of 1839 Wash House (about 300

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feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Ca. 1840 Brethern’s Shop (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Ca. 1840 Children’s Dwelling (approx. 0.2 miles away); South Union Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of 1836 Cooper’s Shop (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of 1828 Buzz Saw and Machine Shop (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of 1815 Brick Dwelling (approx. 0.3 miles away); Shaker Colony (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Union.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 4, 2022

2. Site of 1834 North House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.