Stanton in Powell County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

County Named, 1852

Photographed by Frank Profitt, January 19, 2021

1. County Named, 1852 Marker

Inscription. For Gov. Lazarus W. Powell, born Henderson Co., 1812. Graduated, 1833, from St. Joseph's College in Bardstown. Attended Transylvania law school. State legislature, 1836-38, Governor of Ky., 1851-55. U.S. Senate, 1859-65. Resolution for his expulsion for Southern sympathy, defeated 1862. Favored Ky. neutrality. Died 1867, buried Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.

Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 790.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 37° 51.186′ N, 83° 51.564′ W. Memorial is in Stanton, Kentucky, in Powell County. It is on Court Street. The marker is located on the grounds of the Powell County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Stanton KY 40380, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Kentucky’s The Knobs

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Woody Stephens and Forty Niner (here, next to this marker); Persian Gulf War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Courthouse Burned

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Powell County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Collecting Red River's History (approx. 3.4 miles away); Clay City Timber Industry / Early Iron Works (approx. 3.4 miles away); Pilot Knob (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stanton.

Also see . . . The Expulsion Case of Lazarus W. Powell - United States Senate. (Submitted on May 21, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Frank Profitt, January 19, 2021

2. County Named, 1852 Marker

Powell County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2014

3. Powell County Veterans Memorial

The Veterans Memorial is on the grounds of the Powell County Courthouse

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2014

4. Powell County Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2014

5. Powell County Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 688 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2021, by Frank Profitt of Georgetown, Kentucky. 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 20, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.