Monticello in Wayne County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

County Named, 1800

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 15, 2023

1. County Named, 1800 Marker

Inscription. For "Mad Anthony" Wayne, born in Penn., 1745. Officer in Revolution, given gold medal by Congress for capturing Stony Point, N. J., 1779. In command, U. S. forces at Fallen Timbers, 1794, and negotiated Treaty of Greenville, 1795, which ended Indian wars in Old Northwest and raids into Ky, Penn. Legis., 1784-85. Moved to Georgia: elected Congressman, 1791-92. Died, 1796.

Erected 1965 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 804.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1745.

Location. 36° 49.806′ N, 84° 50.934′ W. Marker is in Monticello, Kentucky, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Court Street and North Main Street, on the left when traveling west on Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monticello KY 42633, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland Region

and specifically in the Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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: Wayne County Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Elder W.A. "Uncle Billy" Cooper (a few steps from this marker); Wayne County WWI Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Monticello (approx. 0.2 miles away); West-Metcalfe House

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(approx. 7.2 miles away); a different marker also named The West-Metcalfe House (approx. 7.2 miles away); Mill Springs and the Civil War (approx. 8.1 miles away); Mill Springs (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monticello.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 15, 2023

2. County Named, 1800 Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 15, 2023

3. County Named, 1800 Marker

General "Mad" Anthony Wayne image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse

4. General "Mad" Anthony Wayne

Monument located in Fort Wayne, IN

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 20, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.