Glasgow in Barren County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Luska Joseph Twyman
(1913-1988)
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
1. Luska Joseph Twyman Marker
Front
Born in Hiseville (Barren Co.). Graduate of Kentucky State Univ.; later member of Board of Regents. Also studied at Indiana Univ. and Peabody Coll. As principal of Ralph J. Bunche School, Twyman led its merger with Glasgow High School to achieve integration. On Kentucky Education Association Board of Directors. Buried, Bear Wallow Cem.
Twyman was first African American elected to a full term as mayor of a Ky. city (Glasgow). Served 1968-1985. He was first black Kentuckian on U.S. Commission of Agriculture; served on Ky. Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. He was in U.S. Army during WW II in Philippines, 1942-1946.
Presented by City of Glasgow
Erected 1998 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2019.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.
Location. 36° 59.718′ N, 85° 54.796′ W. Marker is in Glasgow, Kentucky, in Barren County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street / South Public Square and
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Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Country and in the Pennyroyal Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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: Barren County World War I Monument (here, next to this marker); In Memory of Our Veterans (here, next to this marker); Billy Vaughn (a few steps from this marker); Willa Brown Chappell (within shouting distance of this marker); Nettie B.C. Depp (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Congressional Medal of Honour / Barren County CSA Medalists (within shouting distance of this marker); Christmas Mishap (within shouting distance of this marker); Barren County Purple Heart Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glasgow.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
2. Luska Joseph Twyman Marker
Back
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
3. Luska Joseph Twyman Marker
seen looking south into the park
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2015, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 952 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 18, 2015, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
