Columbia in Adair County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Adair County Revolutionary War Memorial
Photographed by Richard Hawkins, June 22, 2025
1. Adair County Revolutionary War Memorial
the
Courage, Bravery and Vision
of the
Revolutionary Soldiers
who settled Adair County,
Kentucky
Erected by
Jane Lampton Chapter D.A.R.
1942
Erected 1942 by the Jane Lampton Chapter D.A.R.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
Location. 37° 6.166′ N, 85° 18.372′ W. Memorial is in Columbia, Kentucky, in Adair County. It is at the intersection of Public Square and Burkesville Street (Kentucky Route 80), on the left when traveling south on Public Square. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 424 Public Sq, Columbia KY 42728, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: Confederate Raids (here, next to this marker); Adair County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Col. Frank L. Wolford (within shouting distance of this marker); Adair County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Home of Sergeant Dakota Meyer (within shouting
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Another marker is no longer nearby. County Named, 1801 (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Richard Hawkins, 10
2. Adair County Revolutionary War Memorial and Confederate Raid marker
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 8, 2015
3. Revolutionary War Memorial next to Confederate Raid marker.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 8, 2015
4. Adair County Courthouse (marker on left side)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 799 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2025, by Richard Hawkins of Phelan, California. 3, 4. submitted on May 24, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
