LaFayette in Christian County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Gas Station, established after the turn of the 20th Century

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 27, 2024

1. Gas Station, established after the turn of the 20th Century Marker

Inscription. The Gas Station closed for good in 1994. After several owners, Steve Cherry restored the Station and used it as a hangout. He named it the Do Nothing Garage.

Erected by City of LaFayette, Kentucky.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 36° 39.584′ N, 87° 39.473′ W. Marker is in LaFayette, Kentucky, in Christian County. It is on North Main Street near Roaring Springs Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 129 N Main St, La Fayette KY 42254, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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 9 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Livery Stable, late 1800's (a few steps from this marker); LaFayette Bank, 1898 (within shouting distance of this marker); H.E. Martin, General Medicine, 1931 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lander Hardware, 1937 (about 300 feet away); No-Tillage Farming (approx. 4.9 miles away); U.S. Vice President (approx. 7.1 miles away); Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (approx. 7½ miles away); Genoa (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in LaFayette.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 27, 2024

2. Gas Station, established after the turn of the 20th Century Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.