Somerset in Pulaski County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Home of Governor Morrow

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 21, 2013

1. Home of Governor Morrow Marker

Inscription. Edwin P. Morrow (1877-1935), a native of Somerset, built this house soon after marrying in 1903; he began his Somerset law practice same year. Morrow served in Spanish-American War; appointed U.S. District Attorney for eastern Kentucky by Pres. Taft and elected governor in 1919. A popular orator, he was nephew of Governor Wm. O. Bradley. Buried in Frankfort Cem.

Erected 1981 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1684.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #27 William Howard Taft, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 37° 5.749′ N, 84° 36.208′ W. Marker is in Somerset, Kentucky, in Pulaski County. It is at the intersection of East Oak Street and North Central Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Oak Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Somerset KY 42501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland Region.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Morgan's First Raid (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pulaski County 1799 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Town Spring (approx. 0.4 miles away); Russell S. Dyche Memorial Highway

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(approx. ¾ mile away); Dutton's Hill Battle (approx. 1.4 miles away); Battle of Dutton's Hill Monument (approx. 1½ miles away); Harriette Simpson Arnow (approx. 7.2 miles away); First Boy Scout Troop (approx. 7.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Somerset.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 21, 2013

2. Home of Governor Morrow Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 21, 2013

3. Home of Governor Morrow Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 853 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 19, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.