On North Street (County Road 10) at Ricks Street, on the left when traveling west on North Street.
Navy
US Navy Core Values
Honor • Courage • Commitment
Honor - I will bear true faith and allegiance
Courage - I will support and defend
Commitment - I will obey orders
Army
A Soldier's Creed . . . — — Map (db m237725) WM
On Mt. Auburn Blacktop Road (County Road E 2175N) at South 3rd Principal Meridian Road (County Road N 2100E), on the left when traveling west on Mt. Auburn Blacktop Road.
Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode
the Circuit of the
Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859 — — Map (db m12200) HM
On West Cherry Street west of South Plum Street, in the median.
Coal was discovered in Moweaqua in 1886
With mining operations beginning in 1891
The method of mining was room and pillar
At a depth of 620 feet
Haulage was by mule and motor
On Christmas Eve 1932 an explosion in the mine
Claimed the . . . — — Map (db m55635) HM
(front of statue, which is the last line from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address:)
That we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this notion under God shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of . . . — — Map (db m188398) HM WM
On South Main Street north of West Market Street, on the left when traveling north.
This memorial is in honor of the pioneer farm families who settled in Christian County and have passed their farms down through the generations to cultivate and to care for this rich Christian County, farm land for the future.
When the . . . — — Map (db m237374) HM
On Kennedy Drive west of Water Street, on the right when traveling west.
The first courthouse of Christian County (originally Dane County) was built in 1840 for $2,350. It was located in the center of Taylorville’s Public Square. Court was held on the lower level with County Officers sharing the upstairs floor. Since the . . . — — Map (db m29091) HM
On South Main Street at West Main Cross Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
Major Francis M. Long was employed as a hotel keeper in Taylorville at the time of his enlistment on July 26, 1861. When Frank joined the service, he was a 23 year old, single man who stood five feet five and one-half inches. He had blue eyes and . . . — — Map (db m237261) HM WM
On West Main Cross Street at South Washington Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Cross Street.
Lincoln was in the General Assembly in 1839 and helped engineer the creation of Dane County at the best of area friends Taylorville was a location without the least sign
of habitation, but landowner Daniel C. Goode convinced the appointed . . . — — Map (db m237582) HM
On West Main Cross Street at South Washington Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Cross Street.
“I had pleasant accommodations at Taylorville in company with Mr. Lincoln & Mr. Thorton,” Circuit Judge David Davis once wrote from here.
He found this town–the last county seat on his circuit route–to be . . . — — Map (db m12208) HM
On North Greenville Road (Kentucky Route 189) at Crofton-Fruit Hill Road (Kentucky Route 800), on the right when traveling south on North Greenville Road.
On Dawson Springs Road (Kentucky Route 109) north of Consolation Loop, on the left when traveling north.
Near this site, the Consolation Universalist Church was organized by a traveling preacher, Wm. Lowe, in home of James E. Clark in May, 1819. It was first Universalist Church organized west of Allegheny Mountains. Early ministers were: L. T. Brasher, . . . — — Map (db m166010) HM
On Lafayette Road (Kentucky Route 107) at Jago Thomas Road, on the right when traveling south on Lafayette Road.
First practice of no-tillage crop production in Ky. occurred on this farm in 1962. Harry and Laurence Young, of Christian Co., were among first in nation to experiment with no-tillage techniques, which use herbicides in providing seed bed in residue . . . — — Map (db m123637) HM
On Lafayette Road (Kentucky Route 107) at Herndon Street, on the left when traveling north on Lafayette Road.
The dream of central-station electricity became a reality for 165 homes in the southern part of Christian County when a switch was thrown at this spot on the night of September 2nd, 1938. These 165 homes were the first members to be served by the . . . — — Map (db m123636) HM
On Herndon Oak Grove Road (Kentucky Route 117) 0.6 miles south of Lafayette Road (Kentucky Route 107), on the right when traveling north.
Adlai Ewing Stevenson, 1835-1914, one of four Kentuckians - more than any state, except New York -
who were U.S. Vice Presidents. Others were Richard M. Johnson, John C. Breckinridge and Alben W. Barkley. Stevenson, born here, moved to Illinois, . . . — — Map (db m123634) HM
"We found them in the forest camped for the night by the road side under a severe fall of rain accompanied by heavy wind. With their canvas for a shield from the inclemency of the weather, and the cold wet ground for a resting place, after the . . . — — Map (db m245693) HM
On South Main Street at West 5th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
1928: The Alhambra Theatre first raised its curtain on May 28, 1928, to live stage shows and silent movies. The facility's name was inspired by the opulent Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain. The auditorium's Spanish-Moorish décor has been . . . — — Map (db m247971) HM
On West 15th Street west of Bethel Street, on the left when traveling west.
Organized by the Bethel Baptist Association and opened in 1854 as Bethel Female High School. Used by CSA as hospital during Black Measles epidemic, 1861-1862. Bethel Women's Jr. College, 1917. Closed 1942-1945; rooms rented to Camp Campbell Army . . . — — Map (db m136778) HM
On West 13th Street at Ferrell Street, on the left when traveling west on West 13th Street.
Charles S. Morehead, 1802-1868
This Ky. governor and congressman was born near Bardstown. A graduate of Transylvania, he began law practice in Hopkinsville. Morehead served in state legislature, as attorney general, in U.S. House of . . . — — Map (db m88913) HM
By the early 1800's white settlers in present-day Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee wanted the Cherokee farms, especially after the discovery of gold on Cherokee land. In 1830 the U. S. Congress passed the Indian Removal Act; in 1835 three hundred . . . — — Map (db m105690) HM
On Cox Mill Road (State Highway 695) 0.3 miles south of Pierce Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Built 1878 by the Grange. Used ever since for public meetings. Kentucky's first farm cooperative, the Church Hill Grange operated a livestock market here. Leading this pioneer cooperative were two Christian County farmers, Winston J. Davie, first . . . — — Map (db m158702) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 41) at Court Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
1861-1865
Erected by Christian County Chapter No. 590 United Daughters of the Confederacy
Soldiers from Christian County Kentucky
October 1911. — — Map (db m241836) WM
On South Main Street (U.S. 41) at East 6th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
For Col. William Christian, native Virginian, soldier, politician, and pioneer. Served as Colonel in Revolution, member Va. Legislature. Moved family to Jefferson County in 1785, where his Va. land grants totaled 9,000 acres. Killed 1786, defending . . . — — Map (db m88910) HM
On South Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Gen. Hylan B. Lyon with 800 men invaded Ky., Dec. 1864, to enforce CSA draft law and divert USA from Nashville. In 23 days he burned seven courthouses used by Union forces. See map on reverse side. Courthouse at Hopkinsville burned Dec. 12. All . . . — — Map (db m88907) HM
On South Main Street at East 14th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
1849: Constructed in 1848-1849, the Dillard Campbell House is the most sophisticated example of Greek Revival residential architecture in Christian County. Daniel Umbenhour of Bowling Green constructed the home inspired by nationally . . . — — Map (db m241875) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 41) at Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
Edgar Cayce-psychic counselor and healer. Accepted nationally, he was one of the best known in this field. A humble and religious man, Cayce never profited from his predictions. Used his reputed gift of extrasensory perception, including medical . . . — — Map (db m88918) HM
Near East 9th Street (Kentucky Route 109) at Liberty Street.
Organized in 1813, traditionally by the Rev. Gideon Blackburn, a pioneer minister and missionary to the Cherokee Indians. Present church building, not including later additions, was built during the period 1848-1852. Used as a hospital during severe . . . — — Map (db m88905) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 41) at Quarry Road, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
CSA Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest with 6 cavalry companies joined Gen. Charles Clark here Nov. 15, 1861. Forrest made reconnaissance and foraging expeditions out of here. See map on other side. When on one he defeated USA forces in Battle of . . . — — Map (db m88922) HM
On Fort Campbell Blvd at Pennyfile Parkway (U.S. 169), on the right when traveling north on Fort Campbell Blvd.
Dedicated to the 248 Fort Campbell soldiers who died on December 12, 1985 at Gander, Newfoundland while returning from a peacekeeping mission in the Sinai. Presented in honor of all soldiers who serve at Fort Campbell, and in recognition of the . . . — — Map (db m248587) HM
On South Main Street at East 6th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Elected the 51st Governor of Kentucky in 1963, Breathitt, at age thirty-eight, was one of the Commonwealth's most progressive, modern governors, ushering in a new wave of programs and reforms. Governor Breathitt was a champion of civil rights for . . . — — Map (db m245690) HM
On East 6th Street at Liberty Street on East 6th Street.
Organized in 1831 by local laymen with aid of George P. Giddinge, Md. missionary, who became first rector, and Benjamin B. Smith, later first Bishop of Ky. and Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. First church was built ca. 1850 on Virginia . . . — — Map (db m88903) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 41) at Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
Hdqrs. CSA Commander
Nathan Bedford Forrest, stationed in Hopkinsville during winter of 1861-62, resided, with wife and daughter, in log house, the third residence south. As colonel, in command 6 companies CSA Cavalry, reconnoitered . . . — — Map (db m88921) HM
On South Virginia Street (U.S. 41) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Virginia Street.
Erected on this site, 1894, and named for Hopkinsville native and philanthropist, John C. Latham, Jr. Structure was Italian Renaissance style. It became a well-known tourist stop, social and civic center. Among famous guests: Vice President Charles . . . — — Map (db m88902) HM
Near Metcalfe Lane east of North Main Street (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling east.
[West side] This monument is erected at the place of his birth by a surviving comrade to commemorate the virtues of the Confederate Dead A.D. 1887
[North side] Beneath the sod is mingled the sacred dust of 101 unknown soldiers, . . . — — Map (db m241813) WM
On Court Street at South Main Street (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling north on Court Street.
William Clark
William Clark, coleader of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and his family stopped at Allsbury’s Tavern in Hopkinsville on Oct. 2, 1809. In 1807 Clark was appointed militia brigadier general and chief Indian agent for the . . . — — Map (db m88909) HM
On West 9th Street (U.S. 68) at Justice Way, on the right when traveling west on West 9th Street.
Born in Hopkinsville in 1885, she was admitted to the KY Bar and was a member of the KY Equal Rights Assoc. As a suffragist and the first president of the KY League of Women Voters, she fought to secure . . . — — Map (db m166899) HM
On Trail of Tears Dr., 0.1 miles north of East 9th Street.
Chief White Path was a leader to his people. He led them in battle, alongside United States forces, at Horseshoe Bend. He served on the Cherokee Council, traveling to the city of Washington in 1830 to petition Congress to overturn the Indian Removal . . . — — Map (db m245695) HM
On East 9th Street (Kentucky Route 109) at South Campbell Street, on the right when traveling east on East 9th Street.
Bequest to city of Hopkinsville with funds for beautification and maintenance by John C. Latham of New York, a native of Hopkinsville. A generous and forgiving gift. Mr. Latham was owner of a large tobacco warehouse on this site that was destroyed, . . . — — Map (db m88897) HM
On West 13th Street, 0.1 miles west of Ferrell Street, on the left when traveling west.
Within this enclosure are buried 185 named persons, and many more unknown, all early settlers of Christian County. The land for this cemetery was donated in 1812 by Bartholomew Wood, the first settler in Hopkinsville. He also donated land and timber . . . — — Map (db m166890) HM
On Talbert Drive just west of North Elm Street, on the left when traveling west.
The Round Table and the Sword in the Stone, replicas from the Chivalric Age of King Arthur, were erected in the belief that the lofty ideals and standards of gentility that prevailed in Camelot can be renewed on the campus on Hopkinsville . . . — — Map (db m166895) HM
Theodore Roosevelt Poston was born on July 4, 1906, in Hopkinsville. He was a graduate of Attucks High School and Tennessee A&I State College. In 1936 he began freelance writing for the New York Post and was soon hired full-time. He retired in . . . — — Map (db m105693) HM
The Cherokee people once occupied much of the mid-Atlantic territory of North America. During the American Revolution they sided with the British against encroaching settlers and were forced to live in the mountains of Georgia, Tennessee, and North . . . — — Map (db m105691) HM
On U.S. 41 at Lovella Lane, on the right on U.S. 41.
A camping ground, Oct. 1838, for a part of the Cherokee Indians who were forcibly moved from their homes in the Smoky Mountain region of N. Car. and Tenn. to Indian Terr., now Okla. Badly clothed and fed, hundreds became ill and many died, among . . . — — Map (db m88883) HM
On East 9th Street (U.S. 41) at Lovella Lane, on the right when traveling west on East 9th Street.
In 1838 this lot, then in woods, was
used as camping grounds for 13,500
Indians removed along this route
from the southern states to
Oklahoma, in detachments of 1500.
Among those who died in camp
were two noted Cherokees
Chief . . . — — Map (db m88886) HM
On East 9th Street at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling east on East 9th Street.
It would seemingly be impossible to erect a better building. – Kentucky New Era, March 1, 1915
1915: The U.S. Post Office opened with great fanfare on Feb. 27, 1915. Constructed over a 15-month period, the . . . — — Map (db m241842) HM
On North Main Street at Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
Brig. Gen. James S. Jackson, USA, killed in battle of Perryville on Oct. 8, 1862, is buried in south end of cemetery. Born Woodford Co., Ky., 1823. First Lt., Mexican War, then practiced law in Greenup. He came Hopkinsville, 1855. Elected to . . . — — Map (db m88916) HM
Chief Whitepath served with Chief John Ross on the six-person Management Committee for Cherokee Removal and Subsistence, arranging for ration stops along the "Trail of Tears".
Cherokee Memorial Park in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, was one of the . . . — — Map (db m105687) HM
On North Main Street near Roaring Springs Road, on the left when traveling east.
The Gas Station closed for good in 1994. After several owners, Steve Cherry restored the Station and used it as a hangout. He named it the Do Nothing Garage. — — Map (db m245677) HM
On South Main Street at Roaring Springs Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Used as a medical office, and barber/beauty shop. Mr. Rex Pryor charged but 25 cents for a haircut in the 1960's. The cost had risen to $4 when he retired in 2014.
Miss Ann Pryor did the beauty part, had a reputation as the unofficial town . . . — — Map (db m245686) HM
On North Main Street at East Cross Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
Also used as a post office, general store, movie venue, and art studio.
Boys climbed to the roof to reenact western style gun fights.
Many a lie was told around its old cast iron stove. — — Map (db m245687) HM
On South Main Street west of East Cross Street, on the right when traveling north.
The original building next door burned and was rebuilt at this location by the A. B. Lander family. It was the largest hardware store in Kentucky.
The only vacation Mr. Jimmy Lander ever took, was to a hardware convention in Northern Kentucky. . . . — — Map (db m245685) HM
On North Main Street east of East Cross Street, on the right when traveling north.
At one time, a horses head stuck out of every window. It has been used as a mechanics shop, restaurant, for boxing events, and as a residence.
Mr. Roderick Ezell, the mechanic, feared nothing. Though he rode through town standing on a . . . — — Map (db m245684) HM
On Palmyra Road (State Road 345) 0.8 miles south of Fentress Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Winston Jones Davie, 1824-87, home and burial site. Native of Christian County. He was Kentucky's first Commissioner of Agriculture, 1876-79. Appointed by Gov. James B. McCreary. Davie was outstanding farmer, banker, legislator, agricultural writer. . . . — — Map (db m165480) HM
Near Interstate 24, 2.5 miles north of Trenton Road.
"But the child's sob in the silence curses deeper
than the strong man in his wrath"
–Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The Cry of the Children
-----------------------------
Dedicated to the victims of the
April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City . . . — — Map (db m89087) HM
On Highway ZZ, 0.1 miles north of Honeysuckle Road, on the left when traveling north.
The John C. Ashmore Relay Station in northwest Christian County stood in Polk Township, 152 ½ miles from the Tipton Terminus. It was the only station in the county. — — Map (db m99690) HM
On 2nd Street south of Elm Street, on the left when traveling south.
On this approximate spot on May 10, 1889 three members of the Baldknobbers were hanged for murder.
The name came from the Bald Knob hilltops on which the Taney County group met.
After the Civil War justice on the area was minimal. In the . . . — — Map (db m59918) HM
Deep in the Missouri Ozarks, Christian County, organized 1859, was one of last 3 of the State’s 114 counties to be formed. At the request of pioneer “Mrs. Thomas Neaves” it was named for her native Ky. county honoring Rev. War Col. . . . — — Map (db m99716) HM
On Elm Street near 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated to all veterans
of Christian County
November 11 1992
In Memory of
All American Veterans
This memorial honors all American veterans who, although separated by generations, shared a common, undeniable goal - to valiantly . . . — — Map (db m59920) WM
