Lancaster in Garrard County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Pleasant Retreat

Home of Governor William Owsley

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 21, 2013

1. Pleasant Retreat Marker

Inscription. Home of William Owsley and his son-in-law Simeon Anderson. Built about 1815. Owsley, 1782-1862, State House of Representatives and Senate; Court of Appeals; Kentucky Secretary of State and Governor of Kentucky 1844-48. Owsley County named for him. Anderson, born 1802; State House of Representatives; in 1839, U.S. Congress. Died 1840, in office.

Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 713.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 37° 36.55′ N, 84° 34.8′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Kentucky, in Garrard County. It is on Stanford Street (U.S. 27) north of Industry Road (Route 39), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lancaster KY 40444, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s The Knobs.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is

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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: Lancaster Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Garrard County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Garrard County, 1797 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Captain William Early Buford (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Buford-Salter House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lancaster Public Spring (approx. 0.8 miles away); Home of Statesmen (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 21, 2013

2. Pleasant Retreat Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 21, 2013

3. Pleasant Retreat Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 21, 2013

4. Pleasant Retreat Marker

The Governor William Owsley House thanks these ladies for its preservation--Pat Ballard, Rose Holtzclaw, Margaret Simpson

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 638 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 18, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.