On Little Muddy Church Road at Bowling Green Road (U.S. 231), on the left when traveling east on Little Muddy Church Road.
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Settled ca. 1800 by Rev. War veterans Thos. Carson, John Helm, & Matthew Kuykendall who received land grants for their service. These founders of Butler County served as first county surveyor, presiding justice of . . . — — Map (db m123286) HM
Near North Main Street at East Ohio Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born Jan. 27, 1867, two miles NE of here. Educated in local schools. B. A. from National Normal Univ., Ohio. He taught school for 6 years. Studied in Germany and earned a Ph.D. from Yale in 1895. Began ministry in Methodist Episcopal South. . . . — — Map (db m123454) HM
On North Main Street at EGL Smith Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
For Gen. Richard Butler, b. 1743, Ireland. Came to America, 1760. Officer during Revolutionary War. Indian agent, 1784; Supt. Indian Affairs for Northern Dist., 1785. With Geo. Rogers Clark negotiated Indian treaty, 1786. As Maj. Gen., second in . . . — — Map (db m123929) HM
On Logansport Road (Kentucky Route 403), on the right.
First Union soldier killed in west Kentucky while skirmishing on the Big Hill with CSA scouting party Oct. 29, 1861. A stone monument erected, 1894, by Granville Allen, Post 98, G.A.R., marks the place. Member of Co. D, 17th Kentucky Inf., enrolled . . . — — Map (db m123459) HM
On E G L Smith Street east of North Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
Hamilton, a leader of one of most incredible prison escapes of the Civil War, was born in Pa., Jan. 9, 1835. A Woodbury resident before the war, he joined Co. A of the 12th Ky. (Union) Cavalry, Aug. 12, 1862. Captured at Jonesboro, Tn., Aug. 1863; . . . — — Map (db m123457) HM
Near North Main Street at East Ohio Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Chicago, Il., he moved to Butler Co. in 1874 & was educated in public and private schools here. After serving as Butler Co. Circuit Court Clerk (1893-96) he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1898. He moved to Louisville in 1900 & . . . — — Map (db m123452) HM
On North Main Street north of W G L Smith Street, on the left when traveling north.
Morgantown
The county seat of Butler Co., it was originally called Funkhouser Hill. It was renamed Morgan Town in Dec. 1810 to honor Revolutionary War officer Daniel Morgan and was incorporated in 1813. It began as a settlement of . . . — — Map (db m123448) HM
On E G L Smith Street east of North Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
William S. Taylor (1853-1928)
This Republican governor from Butler Co. was declared winner over William Goebel and inaugurated Dec. 12, 1899. When Democrats contested the election, controversy and extreme bitterness led to Sen. Goebel's . . . — — Map (db m123445) HM
On Ferry Street (Kentucky Route 369) at Creamery Street, on the right when traveling north on Ferry Street.
The town of Suffolk, originally called “Bluff,” established here by Logan Co. Court in 1803. Site recognized importance of Green River for future development of valley and State of Kentucky. The court appointed trustees: Reuben . . . — — Map (db m123460) HM
On Reedyville Road (State Road 185) 0.3 miles south of Lock 5 Road, on the left when traveling south.
William Stephens, Sr., gunsmith by trade, came to America from England with his two sons, 1832. They traveled overland, then down the Ohio to the Green River, where they bought 150 acres in 1854. The gunshop operated from 1855-61, when Stephens' two . . . — — Map (db m162250) HM
On Park Street east of Woodbury Loop, on the right when traveling east.
Federal Headquarters for
Green and Barren River Navigation
from 1912 until the 1930s. Today the
building houses exhibits focusing on
the history and culture of the Green River
region, with a special emphasis on
Butler County. — — Map (db m159196) HM
On Lock 4 Road, 0.1 miles east of Barren River Road (Kentucky Highway 403), on the left when traveling east.
The career of this naval officer spanned Spanish-American War and World Wars I and II. A native of Butler County, he attended public schools and Ogden College in Bowling Green;
graduated from Annapolis, 1899. Assumed command of USS . . . — — Map (db m159198) HM
On Woodbury Loop (Kentucky Route 403) east of Hines Street, on the left when traveling east.
Capt. Thomas Henry Hines enlisted in the Confederate Army, 1861. With Brig. Gen. John H. Morgan, 1862-63. Captured, July '63, in Ohio with Morgan. Led escape from Federal prison, Nov. '63. Leader of northwest conspiracy '64. Termed most dangerous . . . — — Map (db m123424) HM
