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

The Hockersmith House

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

1. The Hockersmith House Marker

Inscription. The home of L. D. Hockersmith, Capt., 10th Ky., Gen. John Hunt Morgan's Cavalry, CSA. Hockersmith captured by Federal troops during Morgan's Ohio raid, July 20, 1863. Held with Morgan in Ohio State Prison at Columbus. Helped dig tunnel by which he and five other officers escaped with Morgan on Nov. 27, 1863. This escape was one of most daring of all time.

Erected 1971 by the Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1425.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 20, 1863.

Location. 37° 19.493′ N, 87° 29.742′ W. Marker is in Madisonville, Kentucky, in Hopkins County. It is on South Scott Street 0.1 miles south of East Broadway Street, on the left when traveling south. South Scott Street is one-way here. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 218 South Scott Street, Madisonville KY 42431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region

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: Carlow's Stone Wall (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Turner Ruby House (about 800 feet away); Chittenden P. Lyon, Jr. House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gov. Ruby Laffoon

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Courthouse Burned (approx. ¼ mile away); County Named, 1806 (approx. ¼ mile away); Dr. Thomas Wright Gardiner House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rosenwald High School / Professor C. L. Timberlake (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madisonville.

Also see . . . Capt L. D. Hockersmith. Find A Grave entry (Submitted on January 4, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

The Hockersmith House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

2. The Hockersmith House

The view south on Scott Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

3. The view south on Scott Street.

Looking back towards East Broadway Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

4. Looking back towards East Broadway Street.

Capt L. D. Hockersmith, C.S.A. image. Click for full size.

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5. Capt L. D. Hockersmith, C.S.A.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,888 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 5. submitted on January 4, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.