Manchester in Clay County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Gov. Bert T. Combs (1959-1963)/Bert T. Combs (1911 1991)
Photographed by David J Gaines, October 8, 2011
1. Gov. Bert T. Combs (1959-1963)/Bert T. Combs (1911 – 1991) Marker
Gov. Bert T. Combs (1959-1963)
Accomplishments during Combs administration included highways connecting eastern and western Ky., expansion of state parks system, a statutory merit system for state employees, an end to segregation in public facilities, increased funding for teachers salaries and state universities, 3% sales tax, and Ky. Educational Television.
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Bert T. Combs (1911 – 1991)
Born in Clay Co., future gov. Combs practiced law in Manchester and Prestonbrug. A captain in World War II, he helped prepare evidence against Japanese war criminals. On Ky. Court of Appeals, 1951-55. Gov. of Ky., 1959-63. Federal Court of Appeals judge, 1967-70. A senior partner in Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, he won a ruling that led to landmark school reform legislation, 1990.
Erected 1964 by Presented by Friends of Bert Combs and the K. J. H. S./Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1929.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Education • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1990.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky and in the Cumberland Plateau. It is also 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: County Named, 1806 (within shouting distance of this marker); Salt Works was located along the old Warrior's Path (approx. half a mile away); This Site is Birth Place of Local History (approx. half a mile away); Goose Creek Salt Works (approx. 2.2 miles away); A Masterful Retreat (approx. 2.3 miles away); Chief Red Bird (approx. 10 miles away); John Gilbert, Sr. Memorial Highway (approx. 10 miles away); Oneida Baptist Institute (approx. 10.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manchester.
Photographed by David J Gaines, October 8, 2011
2. Gov. Bert T. Combs (1959-1963)/Bert T. Combs (1911 – 1991) Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2011, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 999 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2011, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
