Danville in Boyle County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Chiara M. Levin

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 18, 2025

1. Chiara M. Levin Marker

Inscription.
October 1, 1984 - March 24, 2007
Valedictorian
Graduating Class
2002

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is March 24, 2007.

Location. 37° 38.926′ N, 84° 45.974′ W. Marker is in Danville, Kentucky, in Boyle County. It is on East Lexington Avenue west of Proctor Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located on the grounds of Danville High School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 291 East Lexington Avenue, Danville KY 40422, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region.

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: Kentucky Coffeetree (a few steps from this marker); Lewis and Clark in Kentucky - Danville (approx.

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0.3 miles away); Fisher’s Row (approx. 0.3 miles away); Watts-Bell House (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Gill Weisiger Memorial Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Post Office (approx. 0.3 miles away); Post Office (approx. 0.3 miles away); Willis Russell House / Craddock and Tardiveau (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.

Regarding Chiara M. Levin. Chiara Maria Levin, 22, of Danville, died Saturday, March 24, 2007, in Boston, MA. She had been in town to celebrate the 90th birthday of her great aunt. While waiting to leave, gunshots were fired into an idle car and Levin was innocently struck. She was pronounced dead at Boston Medical Center two hours later. She had been visiting from Manhattan, NY where she worked for a public relations firm. In college, she was a French major, who spent one semester in France, and also spoke Spanish and Italian. She graduated in 2006 from the University of Michigan. Casimiro Barros, whose bullet was intended for a fellow gang member but killed Levin, faces up to 30 years in prison after a 2008 voluntary manslaughter conviction. Manuel Andrade, who initiated

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 18, 2025

2. Chiara M. Levin Marker

the firefight, will serve a lifetime sentence with no chance of parole following a 2009 conviction for first-degree murder.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 18, 2025

3. Chiara M. Levin Marker

The marker is located at the base of the tree.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 54 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 31, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.