Prestonsburg in Floyd County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

John Graham

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2016

1. John Graham Marker

Inscription. In Memory Of
John Graham
Revolutionary Soldier
Who Rests in Floyd County

This Tablet
Marks the Site of the First
Floyd County Court House
Given By Him

Erected 1928 by John Graham Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. 37° 40.032′ N, 82° 46.523′ W. Marker is in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, in Floyd County. It is at the intersection of N. Front Street and W. Court Street, on the left when traveling north on N. Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 N Front St, Prestonsburg KY 41653, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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: Prestonsburg Toll Bridge / Chesapeake & Ohio Railway System (here, next to this marker); Early Commerce (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Event (about 600 feet away); Greenville R. Davidson (approx. 0.2 miles away); County Named, 1799 (approx. 0.2 miles

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away); Floyd County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ferguson Town Branch Ferry and Dock (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Burns House / A Brief History of the Garfield Place (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prestonsburg.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2016

2. John Graham Marker

View to South From N. First Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2016

3. View to South From N. First Street

Markers next to building

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 552 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 24, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.