Columbia in Adair County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Jane Lampton Home

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 8, 2015

1. Jane Lampton Home Marker

Inscription. Girlhood home of Jane Lampton (1803-1891). Wife of John Marshall Clemens. Mother of "Mark Twain." Granddaughter of Colonel William Casey, original Adair County settler.

Erected by Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 128.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.

Location. 37° 6.187′ N, 85° 18.388′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Kentucky, in Adair County. It is at the intersection of Greensburg Street (Kentucky Route 439) and Public Square, on the right when traveling south on Greensburg Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Public Square, Columbia KY 42728, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s 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: Adair County Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Adair County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Adair County Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Raids (within shouting distance of this marker); Home of Sergeant Dakota Meyer

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Adair County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Col. Frank L. Wolford (within shouting distance of this marker); Frank Lane Wolford (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. County Named, 1801 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Wikipedia article. (Submitted on May 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View of Courthouse from marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 8, 2015

2. View of Courthouse from marker.

View looking north on Greensburg Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 8, 2015

3. View looking north on Greensburg Street.

Jane Lampton Clemens image. Click for full size.

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4. Jane Lampton Clemens

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,192 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.