Madisonville in Hopkins County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Gov. Ruby Laffoon

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2021

1. Gov. Ruby Laffoon Marker

Inscription. Born Jan. 15, 1869, Madisonville. Began law practice, 1892. Served as chairman of the first Insurance Rating Board, 1912. Circuit Court Judge, 1921-31. While Governor, 1931-35, he reorganized charitable and penal boards; recodified the educational laws; was responsible for building of more highways and bridges than in the previous 15 years. He died March 1, 1941.

Erected 1969 by the Kentucky Historical Society & the Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1232.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 37° 19.586′ N, 87° 29.888′ W. Marker is in Madisonville, Kentucky, in Hopkins County. It is on Union Street 0.1 miles north of East Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 107 Union Street, Madisonville KY 42431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region

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and in the Western Coal Field.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the 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: Courthouse Burned (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); County Named, 1806 (about 600 feet away); Turner Ruby House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Hockersmith House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Carlow's Stone Wall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chittenden P. Lyon, Jr. House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. Thomas Wright Gardiner House (approx. ¼ mile away); Harvey-Bassett House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madisonville.

More about this marker. This marker was moved, May of 2013, from the courthouse lawn to a new location next to the Hopkins County Historical Society on Union Street.

The marker pole at the former location is still there, with marker number,

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2021

2. Gov. Ruby Laffoon Marker

on the courthouse lawn.

Marker text obtained from the Kentucky Historical Society website.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Governor Ruby Laffoon. (Submitted on September 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Gov. Ruby Laffoon Marker pole still at its former location. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

3. Gov. Ruby Laffoon Marker pole still at its former location.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,163 times since then and 213 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on September 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.