Grayson in Carter County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Civil War Reunion

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2014

1. Civil War Reunion Marker

Inscription. In their blue and gray uniforms for over forty years, Civil War veterans gathered here annually, around campfires, with song and story, friends and former foes, revived war memories, and always a pilgrimage to graves of their comrades in cemetery of the hill.

Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 221.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.

Location. 38° 20.298′ N, 82° 56.898′ W. Memorial is in Grayson, Kentucky, in Carter County. It is at the intersection of Landsdown Avenue and College Street on Landsdown Avenue. The marker is located on the grounds of Kentucky Christian University. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Grayson KY 41143, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in the Cumberland Plateau.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eastern Kentucky Railway (approx. 0.4 miles away); County Named, 1838 (approx. 0.4 miles away); We Honor William Jason Fields (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mount Savage Furnace (approx. 1.2 miles away); Pactolus Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx.

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2 miles away); a different marker also named Eastern Kentucky Railway (approx. 4.2 miles away); Grave of Lucy Virgin Downs (approx. 5.9 miles away); Hopewell Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grayson.

Other markers no longer nearby. World War I Memorial (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); A Masterful Retreat (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2014

2. Civil War Reunion Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,064 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.