Morehead in Rowan County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Rowan County "War," 1884-1887

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2014

1. Rowan County "War," 1884-1887 Marker

Inscription. Feud violence came to climax in summer of 1887, when Logan and Hiram Pigman led faction that surrounded Craig Tolliver and his men. Resulting shoot-out ended in deaths of Tolliver and three others. State militia was sent in three times to restore order, and a state report suggested that Rowan Co. be abolished. Over. Presented by Rowan County Fiscal Court

Erected 1993 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1933.)

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

Location. 38° 10.932′ N, 83° 25.968′ W. Memorial is in Morehead, Kentucky, in Rowan County. It is on East 1st Street. The marker is located on the grounds of the Morehead Visitor Center. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Morehead KY 40351, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass 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 walking distance of this marker: Rowan County War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of the Victims of the 1939 Flood (within shouting distance of this marker); Morehead Chesapeak And Ohio Railway Freight Depot (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Moonlight Schools

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(about 400 feet away); Spirit of the American Doughboy (about 600 feet away); Allie Young Law Office (about 800 feet away); Freedom Park (about 800 feet away); Courthouse Burned (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morehead.

Also see . . . Rowan County War - Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 21, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2014

2. Rowan County "War," 1884-1887 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 922 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.