Berea in Madison County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Site of Boyhood Home of Red Foley
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Clyde Julian "Red" Foley
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2023
1. Site of Boyhood Home of Red Foley Marker
Born Clyde Julian Foley, June 17, 1910 nicknamed "Red" for his red hair. Recruited by Chicago's WLS radio station to perform on Barn Dance, 1931, renamed National Barn Dance and broadcast on NBC, 1933. Foley helped found Renfro Valley Barn Dance, 1938. Hosted Grand Ole Opry's "Prince Albert Show 1946-53; ABC's "Ozark Jubilee," 1955-60.
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Foley costarred in ABC's "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. 1962-63. "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy was number one on country and pop charts; "Peace in the Valley first gospel song to sell over 1 million copies. First Kentuckian elected to Country Music Hall of Fame, 1967; inducted into Ky. Music Hall of Fame, 2002. Died Sept. 19, 1968.
Erected 2003 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2114.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 37° 35.333′ N, 84° 18.044′ W. Marker is in Berea, Kentucky, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Walnut Meadow Road (State Highway 595) and Menelaus Road, on the right when traveling
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Regionally, this marker is 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Middletown Consolidated School (approx. Ό mile away); Kentucky's Earliest Artforms (approx. 0.8 miles away); Berea A Birthplace of the Handicraft Revival (approx. 0.8 miles away); Church of Christ, Union (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Battle of Richmond Knocked at Berea's Door (approx. 1½ miles away); Daniel Boone's Trail (approx. 4.3 miles away); Encampment at Bobtown / Engagment at Bobtown / Advance to Kingston (approx. 4.4 miles away); Site of Starns' Defeat (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berea.
Another marker is no longer nearby. For Mountain Youth (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2023
2. Clyde Julian "Red" Foley Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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