Near Falmouth in Pendleton County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

John Waller

(1758-1823)

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 20, 2013

1. John Waller Marker

Inscription. This Rev. War soldier helped build Kenton's Station near Maysville, 1784. Commissioned capt. of militia for Bourbon Co.; later trustee and tavern owner at Millersburg. Served in Va. and Ky. legislatures. A founder of Falmouth, 1793, he owned gristmill and sawmill on south fork of Licking. Buried family cem.; Waller monument nearby.

Presented by
Capt. John Waller Chapter, Daughters of American Revolution.

Erected 1992 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1911.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists.

Location. 38° 37.283′ N, 84° 18.333′ W. Memorial is near Falmouth, Kentucky, in Pendleton County. It is on U.S. 27 north of Bishop Ridge Road, on the right when traveling north. This marker is .3 miles north of the intersection with Bishop Ridge Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Falmouth KY 41040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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: Bell (approx. 4 miles away); Virgilene Ritter Moore • Walter B. Moore (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Kennett Tavern (approx. 4.1 miles away); County Named 1798 (approx. 4.1 miles away); Bird’s War Road (approx. 4.1 miles away); Albert A. Jameson (approx. 4.2 miles away); Morgan's Last Raid (approx. 9½ miles away); British Indian Raid (approx. 10.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Falmouth.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 20, 2013

2. John Waller Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,368 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.