Stanford in Lincoln County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Ottenheim

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 21, 2013

1. Ottenheim Marker

Inscription. A German-Swiss settlement, 4 miles southeast, started by immigrants, early 1880s. Guided here by Joseph Ottenheimer "to this land of great opportunity" they found it to be a wilderness. Undaunted they built crude log cabins, then cleared the virgin land and developed it into a highly productive agricultural area. By 1886 a Lutheran and a Catholic Church had been built.

Erected 1966 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 955.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 37° 27.35′ N, 84° 38.1′ W. Marker is in Stanford, Kentucky, in Lincoln County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 27 and Kentucky Route 643, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 27. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stanford KY 40484, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boneyville (approx. 4.6 miles away); Sportsman's Hill / Whitley House - 1785 (approx. 4.8 miles away); Sportsman Hill (approx. 4.8 miles away); The Cedars (approx. 4.8 miles away); Beginning of Horse Racing in Kentucky

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(approx. 4.9 miles away); Celebration (approx. 4.9 miles away); A Little Bit to Eat at the Race (approx. 4.9 miles away); The Legacy of Sportsman’s Hill at Crab Orchard (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stanford.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 21, 2013

2. Ottenheim Marker

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 1,063 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 18, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.