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

Courthouse Burned

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2014

1. Courthouse Burned Marker

Inscription. Twenty-two Kentucky courthouses were burned during the Civil War, nineteen in last fifteen months; twelve by Confederates eight by guerrillas, two by Union accident. Courthouse at Morehead burned by guerrillas March 21, 1864, the eastern most damaged incident to war. Building was again burned in 1880. County records before 1880 all destroyed by fires.

Erected 1966 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 972.)

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.

Location. 38° 11.064′ N, 83° 25.998′ W. Memorial is in Morehead, Kentucky, in Rowan County. It is on East Main Street. The marker is located on the grounds of the old Rowan County Courthouse. 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: Quilting Memories (a few steps from this marker); Colonel John Hargis (a few steps from this marker); Freedom Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Spirit of the American Doughboy (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Allie Young Law Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Moonlight Schools (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); National Register Historic District / Morehead State University (about 700 feet away); Rowan County War Memorial (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morehead.

Another marker is no longer nearby. County Named, 1856 (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Twenty-two Kentucky courthouses were burned during the Civil War.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2014

2. Courthouse Burned Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 816 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on November 26, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.