Lewis Township in Augusta in Bracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Judge JR Minor Home

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023

1. Judge JR Minor Home Marker

Inscription. [Yard marker]
201 W 2nd St
Judge JR Minor Home
Built in 1840
[Plaque]
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 38° 46.397′ N, 84° 0.554′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Kentucky, in Bracken County. It is in Lewis Township. It is at the intersection of West 2nd Street and Park View Street, on the right when traveling west on West 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 W 2nd St, Augusta KY 41002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Ancient Village at Augusta / Who Were Fort Ancient People? (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas L. Appelman Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Philip Buckner (1747-1820) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1811 Historic Jail (about 300 feet away); Welcome To The City Of Augusta Kentucky (about 400 feet away); Schoolfield Preparatory School (about 500 feet away); Dr. Joshua T. Bradford Home & Office (about 500 feet away); James H. Armstrong Store (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.

Regarding Judge JR Minor Home. Excerpt from an 1897 edition of Headlight: Sights and Scenes Along the C. & O. Route that featured Augusta and was included in the National Register nomination:

J. R. Minor is a prominent attorney of Augusta. He is a native of Bracken County, was born on a farm about three miles from Augusta, August the 6th, 1840, of "Old Virginia" stock … He was educated at the Augusta College, and taught school several years before entering upon the practice of his profession in
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2019

2. Judge JR Minor Home - National Register plaque
1871. … He has filled many important offices in the city and county, and is now the nominee of the Democratic Party for the office of County Judge.

Minor also was Augusta's mayor in 1878, according to a 1938 retrospective article in The Bracken Chronicle.

Also see . . . J.R. Minor House. Kentucky Historic Resources form (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted toward the house's inclusion on the National Register. (National Park Service) (Submitted on March 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023

3. Judge JR Minor Home Marker

Judge J.R. Minor image. Click for full size.

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4. Judge J.R. Minor

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 303 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.