Catlettsburg in Boyd County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

County Named, 1860

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2014

1. County Named, 1860 Marker

Inscription. For Linn Boyd. Born Tenn., 1800. Came to West Ky. in youth. Ky. Legislature, 1827-31. Congress, 1835-37, 1839-55, and Speaker 1851-55. Author of Resolution to annex Texas. The Ky. delegation proposed Boyd for Vice President at Democratic Convention, 1856, but convention chose Breckinridge of Ky. Boyd elected Lt. Gov., 1859. He died before taking office.

Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 772.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 38° 24.9′ N, 82° 35.868′ W. Marker is in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, in Boyd County. It is on Louisa Street. The marker is on the grounds of the Boyd County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Catlettsburg KY 41129, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Kyova Tri-State Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

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 walking distance of this marker: Country Music Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); Judge John M. Elliott (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mary Elliott Flanery (about 500 feet away); Pauline S. Hunt Recreational Grounds

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(about 700 feet away); Civil War Army Base (about 700 feet away); Chesapeake & Ohio Passenger Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome to Virginia Point Park (approx. 0.3 miles away in West Virginia); South Point Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away in Ohio). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Catlettsburg.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2014

2. County Named, 1860 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 651 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.