Versailles in Woodford County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

General Marquis de la Calmes

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 8, 2024

1. General Marquis de la Calmes Marker

Inscription. Near this spot lived and died General Marquis de la Calmes a gallant Revolutionary Soldier who named this city "Versailles".

Erected 1927 by General Marquis Calmes Chapter Daughters of the American Revolutio.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 38° 3.382′ N, 84° 43.819′ W. Memorial is in Versailles, Kentucky, in Woodford County. It is at the intersection of Frankfort Street (U.S. 62) and Elm Street, on the right when traveling south on Frankfort Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 255 N Main St, Versailles KY 40383, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Bluegrass Region

and in Greater Lexington Area.

It is also in the American 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Versailles Woodford County (within shouting distance of this marker); Freemasonry in Versailles (approx. 0.2 miles away); Woodford County Courthouses (approx. ¼ mile away); Watkins Tavern (approx. ¼ mile away); Big Spring Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sen. Joseph C. S. Blackburn (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Rose Hill Academy (approx. 0.4 miles away); Woodford County, 1789 / County Named (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Versailles.

Also see . . . Marquis Calmes. (Submitted on December 15, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 8, 2024

2. General Marquis de la Calmes Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.