Center in Metcalfe County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Ed Porter Thompson

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 31, 2016

1. Ed Porter Thompson Marker

Inscription. Born near Center, Metcalfe Co., 1834. Elected Kentucky Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1891 to 95. Noted educator; mathematician, and linguist, the author of 6 books, including 2 state-adopted texts: “Academic Arithmetic” and “Young People’s History of Kentucky.” His “History of the Orphan Brigade” is a most complete and valuable Civil War record. He died in 1903.

Erected 1968 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1200.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 37° 8.534′ N, 85° 41.598′ W. Marker is in Center, Kentucky, in Metcalfe County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 314 and State Highway 1048, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 314. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Center KY 42214, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Savoyard (approx. 3.4 miles away); Discovery of Sulphur Well / Beula Villa Hotel (approx. 4.3 miles away); Partisan Protected (approx. 4.6 miles away); Last Recorded Indian Raid (approx. 4.9 miles away); Lt. Gov. James G. Hardy (approx. 9 miles away); Dripping Springs (approx. 9.8 miles away); Robert Stockton (approx. 10.6 miles away); Rev. Robert Stockton (approx. 10.8 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Joseph A. Altsheler (was approx. 3.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Bear Wallow (was approx. 9.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 31, 2016

2. Ed Porter Thompson Marker

Near intersection of State Highways 314 and 1048

Photographed by Richard Hawkins, June 8, 2025

3. Ed Porter Thompson Marker

Photographed by Richard Hawkins, June 8, 2025

4. Ed Porter Thompson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 805 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 3, 4. submitted on June 8, 2025, by Richard Hawkins of Phelan, California.