Shelbyville in Shelby County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Soldiers of the American Revolution

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 2025

1. Soldiers of the American Revolution Marker

Inscription.
This tablet is erected to honor soldiers of the American Revolution whose graves have been located in Shelby County by the Isaac Shelby Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. Many of their companions also sleep in undiscovered graves within this county.

Nicholas Blankenbaker • Sgt. Bland W. Ballard, Jr. • Col. Bland Ballard • Richard Booker • Col. William Boone • George Boswell • Thomas Bradshaw • William Crawford • Jacob Fullenwider • Capt. George Hankins • William Harris • Lieut. James Holmes • David Harbison • Col. John Hardin • Gen. James Knox • Dr. John Knight • Gen. Benjamin Logan • William Long • Presley Carr Lane • Col. John McGaughey • Brackett Owen • Godfrey Ragsdale • Lieut. John Riley • Capt. William Shannon • Benjamin Stout • Augustine Shelburn • George Shillideay, Sr. • Robert Thurston • Capt. Robert Tyler, Sr. • Lieut. Van Swearingen • William Tinsley • Gen. Joseph Winlock • Samuel Wells • Lieut. Daniel Wilcoxson • Thomas Weakley

Erected by Isaac Shelby Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this

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topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 38° 12.665′ N, 85° 12.961′ W. Memorial is in Shelbyville, Kentucky, in Shelby County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 60) and 5th Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street. The marker is under the portico of the Shelby County Courthouse, to the left of the main entrance at the top of the steps. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 501 Main Street, Shelbyville KY 40065, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Louisville 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Shelby County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker);

Soldiers of the American Revolution Marker to the left of the entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 2025

2. Soldiers of the American Revolution Marker to the left of the entrance

Shelby County, 1792 (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial Park (a few steps from this marker); Elijah P. Marrs (within shouting distance of this marker); The Blockhouse / Martin's Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Squire Boone's Station, 1779 (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial Park Sculpture (within shouting distance of this marker); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shelbyville.

Facade of the Shelby County Courthouse, location of the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 28, 2025

3. Facade of the Shelby County Courthouse, location of the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 31, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.