In December 1862, Gen. John Hunt Morgan was sent by the Confederate command to shut down the L&N Railroad, thereby cutting off one of the Union's major supply lines. Morgan's target was one of the railroad's most vulnerable points, the trestles . . . — — Map (db m25156) HM
Philip Arnold was one of Elizabethtown's most notorious characters of the 19th
century. A native of Elizabethtown, Arnold served in the Mexican War before prospecting for gold in the west. He returned to Elizabethtown in 1854, married Mary E. . . . — — Map (db m170852) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Hardin County Historical Society
A Kentucky Landmark — — Map (db m208503) HM
"...here was the place of battle. You who have never known the scour and pierce of battle may only remember moments by name, places by monuments, but I who was born by the battlefields cannot escape a sorrow that dwells, a valor that lingers. A . . . — — Map (db m171016) WM
Dedicated in honor of the bicentennial observance of the birth of
President Abraham Lincoln
Upon these stones stood the log house where the wedding vows of his father, Thomas Lincoln and a good and kind stepmother, Sarah Bush . . . — — Map (db m208511) HM
Bond-Washington School
This site purchased in 1869 by the
trustees of the African School of
Elizabethtown. It was the location
of District A School from 1888-
1923, when East Side High School
was built with aid from the local
African . . . — — Map (db m223268) HM
The oldest brick business building in town, built circa 1812/1815 by Major Benjamin Helm, housed the mercantile of Helm and his partners. Businesses in this alley were at one time referred to as 'Green Row.'
The building has been remodeled . . . — — Map (db m208602) HM
This Georgian mansion was built in 1825 by John Y. Hill. It is known as "Hill House" and as "Aunt Beck Hill's Boarding House." Jenny Lind sang here in 1851 and George Armstrong Custer and wife boarded here, 1871-73. Doctors William Allen and Robert . . . — — Map (db m171013) HM
(side 1 – Commodore Joshua Barney)
Famous American privateer and naval hero in War of 1812. Barney owned many acres of land in Hardin CO. A friend of George Washington, John Paul Jones and Napoleon Bonaparte. His greatest desire . . . — — Map (db m119791) HM
This Howevalley native, graduate of Princeton, taught in the county and served as Superintendent of city schools.
Artist: Wes Kendall 2009 — — Map (db m269978) HM
Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan on his second raid into Kentucky, with 3,900 men, was met by 652 Union troops under Lt. Col. H.S. Smith, Dec. 27, 1862. Object of raid was destruction of L & N R.R. main artery for U.S.A. troop movement south. . . . — — Map (db m223266) HM
This is to certify that
Elizabethtown City
Cemetery
was entered in
the National Register
of Historic Places
on
August 18, 1997
upon nomination by Kentucky's State Historic Preservation Officer by the United States Department . . . — — Map (db m170699) HM
+ Dedicated To +
The War Dead Of
Hardin County
Who Gave Their
Lives For The Cause
Of Freedom And To
The Lasting Memory
Of Their Names
★ ★ ★
Erected By The
Hardin Post 113
American . . . — — Map (db m265009) WM
Sergeant George E. Larkin, Jr., a native of Colesburg, Hardin Co., took part in Doolittle's raid on Japanese mainland, April 18, 1942. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and decorated by the Chinese government; won award for being first . . . — — Map (db m171010) HM
Cavalry and infantry battalions under Gen. George Custer, assigned here, 1871-1873, to suppress Ku Klux Klan and carpetbaggers, to break up illicit distilleries. Those gangs becoming inactive, he was sent to Chicago to maintain order after big fire. . . . — — Map (db m25138) HM
Formed from Nelson County by first Legislature, 1792. Named for Col. John Hardin, veteran of Dunmore's War, 1774, Am. Rev., Gen. Clark's Wabash Exped., 1787 and Maumee Indian campaign, 1780. Murdered by Ohio Indians while U.S. peace envoy to them in . . . — — Map (db m171115) HM
During the War Between the States, Hardin County men aligned themselves with the Confederacy, with the majority serving in John Hunt Morgan's Cavalry and the First Kentucky Brigade, also known as "The Orphan Brigade.” This brigade fought in the . . . — — Map (db m170695) HM
This pioneer cemetery includes the graves of John LaRue Helm, who served two incomplete terms as Governor of Kentucky, and his son, Confederate Gen. Ben Hardin Helm, who fell at battle of Chickamauga, September 20, 1863. Gen. Helm and Abraham . . . — — Map (db m171344) HM
Christopher Miller Successfully Secures Peace Treaty
In June 1782, Christopher Miller, a boy about twelve or thirteen years old, was taken prisoner by the Shawnee Indians, in the then county of Jefferson, now Nelson county, in . . . — — Map (db m252991) HM
This Hardin Co. native was one of Kentucky's most celebrated lawyers. In legislature 17 yrs.; rose to House Speaker. Elected lt. gov., he became gov. when John J. Crittenden resigned, 1850. Pres. of L & N R. R., 1854-60, when main line completed. A . . . — — Map (db m171342) HM
Born at Elizabethtown (Claysville
section), this Ky. statesman and
orator was admitted to bar, 1857
and began law practice here. Brown
was a state elector on Douglas
ticket l860. He was elected to
Congress four times and . . . — — Map (db m171336) HM
“Honoring Veterans
Who Continue To Serve
Above And Beyond”
This monument is erected
to honor Kentucky veterans
who served our great nation
with honor and who continued
to serve their communities with
the same . . . — — Map (db m249536) WM
Pioneer homes of the Hardin Thomas family. One-room log cabin built ca. 1789. Thomas Lincoln, father of 16th President, did the carpentry and cabinet work on the four-room log structure built ca. 1805. For several years Thomas Lincoln was a resident . . . — — Map (db m171351) HM
Shortly after Thomas and Nancy Lincoln's wedding in Washington County on June 12, 1806, the couple set up housekeeping in Hardin County where Thomas owned a farm near Elizabethtown on Mill Creek. Nancy gave birth to Lincoln's first child, a daughter . . . — — Map (db m249363) HM
Here along Severn's Valley Creek, Samuel Haycraft, Sr. built mill, raceway in 1796. Thomas Lincoln, father of Pres. Lincoln, employed in building it, received his first monetary wages when about 21 years of age. Abraham Lincoln, age 7, with his . . . — — Map (db m25137) HM
This steel bell was cast by the Cincinnati Bell Foundry Company, known as Blymyer Norton & Co., especially for Lynnland Female Institute that opened in September 1867, along the L&N Railroad line at Nolin, Kentucky. Reported cost for bells of this . . . — — Map (db m249476) HM
In a house which stood upon this lot were married on December 2, 1819
Thomas Lincoln
the father and
Sarah Bush Johnston
the foster-mother of
Abraham Lincoln — — Map (db m208510) HM
Governor John LaRue Helm
1802-1867
John LaRue Helm, born July 4, 1802, was the eldest child of George and Rebecca LaRue Helm. Although he excelled in academic studies, he had to leave school when he was 16 to go work on the family farm. . . . — — Map (db m249571) HM
North of here, Morgan's Raiders destroyed two of the most important L & N R.R. trestles Dec. 28, 1862, rendering line impassable for two months. Circling this area, they returned to Tenn. on Jan, 2, 1863. In eleven days they destroyed $2,000,000 in . . . — — Map (db m223269) HM
Major James Crutcher erected the first public tavern in the town. After its sale he erected a second tavern, about 1798, on this corner of the public square. Crutcher hoisted a sign of a lion rampant on each side of the board to mark the . . . — — Map (db m209168) HM
General George Armstrong Custer
Custer spent two years here before being sent West, leading to the tragic battle of Little Big Horn.
Artist: Rose Cooper 2009 — — Map (db m269976) HM
Technically It Is A Target For Military Practice, made from scrap military hardware at the Fort Knox Armor and Engineer Board, but it was a significant first step in war technology to put fighting machines and robots — instead of flesh and blood . . . — — Map (db m253167) HM
The Sarah Bush Johnson Lincoln Memorial Cabin was erected in Kentucky's Bicentennial year, 1992, from 122 year-old hand-hewn logs. This 14' x 14' log cabin is a close replica of the one that Johnston was living in at the time she wed Thomas . . . — — Map (db m251077) HM
Interred in this cemetery are the remains of Samuel Haycraft, Jr. who was born in a double round-log cabin in Elizabethtown during the pioneer period. His father, Samuel Haycraft, Sr., a revolutionary soldier and pioneer was the donor of the . . . — — Map (db m223270) HM
A memorial to the most famous step-mother in American History. This cabin is a close replica of one lived in by local woman Sarah Bush Johnston and her three children in the early 1800's.
Sarah married Thomas Lincoln on Dec. 2, 1819, in . . . — — Map (db m251081) HM
The oldest continuing Baptist congregation west of Allegheny Mts., organized June 17, 1781, near Hynes Station. Preceded by log structures, this edifice completed, 1834, by John Y. Hill. Sold to First Baptist Church, 1897, and services held until . . . — — Map (db m171349) HM
Advancing Federals fired on Confederate troops led by Gen. John Hunt Morgan on Dec. 29, 1862, during a rear-guard action. Acquaintances Col. John Harlan and Col. Basil Duke fought on opposing sides. Wounded during the clash, Duke recuperated at . . . — — Map (db m288946) HM
"The Parrott gun was placed in the pike; it was opened as soon as the last message from Colonel Smith was received; and, as suddenly as if its flash had ignited them, Palmer's four guns roared out from the hill on the left of the road, about six . . . — — Map (db m170819) HM
Gen. John Hunt Morgan's Raiders arrived in Elizabethtown on December 27, 1862, appearing on the brow of the hill that is now the City Cemetery. The main objective of the Christmas Raid was to burn two huge Louisville and Nashville Railroad trestles . . . — — Map (db m25159) HM
Five generations of the Helm family lived on the land where the Helm House commonly known as Helm Place, stands today. Five generations of Helm men and women, working as surveyors, lawyers, church activists, soldiers, judges, bankers, public . . . — — Map (db m249555) HM
In 1816, the Lincoln family moved from present-day Larue County, Kentucky, to present-day Spencer County, Indiana. Abraham Lincoln, future president of the United States, recounted the reason for this move north of the Ohio River in a short . . . — — Map (db m249381) HM
Lived in Elizabethtown from the time of their marriage, June 12, 1806, until their removal, in the fall of 1808, to the farm near Hodgenville, where Abraham Lincoln was born. Sarah, their first child, was born here. A year after the death of Nancy . . . — — Map (db m171114) HM
Elizabethtown began in 1780, when three forts were built by Samuel Haycraft, Sr., Col. Andrew Hynes and Capt. Thomas Helm for common defense against Indians. The forts were one mile apart, the only settlements between falls of Ohio and Green River. . . . — — Map (db m223267) HM
Site of fort, erected 1780, by
Jacob Van Meter, Sr., who led a
party of 100 settlers from Va.
to "the Falls of the Ohio.” They
made their journey on 27 flatboats
and suffered many hardships during
their trip. One member of group,
John . . . — — Map (db m171227) HM
The equipment displayed here and the men who fought it represent the first time in the history of the U.S. Army that mounted operations played a significant role in unconventional warfare from March 1965 to January 1973, Armor, Armored Cavalry, and . . . — — Map (db m204541) WM
The United States Army Armor Center Memorial Park is dedicated to the soldiers who fought with Armor in wars of the twentieth century. All branches of service that fought with Armor are included. Since Armor has always represented the combined Arms . . . — — Map (db m204531) WM
These stone structures mark the entrance to the first location of the Armored Force Replacement Training Center formed as part of the Armored Force on 1 October 1940. The initial cadre, 60 officers and 1000 noncommissioned officers drawn from the . . . — — Map (db m307422) HM
Established in 1918 as artillery range and named for Major General Henry Knox, who organized artillery during Revolutionary War. Mechanized cavalry training began in 1931. Redesignated Fort Knox in January 1932. Armored Force established in 1940. . . . — — Map (db m100769) WM
Dedicated to the sacred memory of the 6th U.S. Cavalrymen. To those who gave much and those who gave all. May their examples be an inspiration to future generations. — — Map (db m204538) WM
The M59 Armored Personnel Carrier was fielded in late 1953. It was the first amphibious APC adopted by the U.S. Army replacing the M75. This APC was manufactured in 1959. It was then converted to serve as an ambulance and remained in service until . . . — — Map (db m204543) HM WM
In 1918, the year of Camp Knox's birth, the base hospital, a World War I cantonment building, was constructed on the present site of Lindsey Golf Course near the gold vault. The hospital burned in 1928 and the medical services were relocated to the . . . — — Map (db m204548) HM
First airfield in Kentucky, used since Oct. 1918 when built for 29th Aero Sqdn. Operated by 31st Balloon Co. 1920-21. Largely inactive until 1937, when the 12th Observation Sqdn. assigned here through early 1942. World War II units included 73rd . . . — — Map (db m204293) HM
Was a United States Army Brigadier General who was the recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action on July 23, 1898 near Bahia Honda, Cuba.
For Extraordinary Heroism on 23 July, 1898 while serving with 3d U.S. Cavalry, in action at Bahia . . . — — Map (db m307601) HM WM
The Landing Ship, Tank (LST) Building was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. A unique structure, the LST Building is an example of early joint forces' operations. The Army, Navy, and British . . . — — Map (db m39934) HM
The M24 Chaffee (officially Light Tank, M24) was an American light tank used during the later part of World War II; it was also used in post-World War II conflicts including the Korean War and by the French in the War in Algeria and the First . . . — — Map (db m307356) HM
The family of M60 tanks was America's premiere main battle tank throughout most of the Cold War. It held back communist aggression from 1960 to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989. The M60A1 tank was the 2nd tank in this series of main battle . . . — — Map (db m204475) HM
Formerly Saint Patrick's parish church, erected in 1899 by the Stithton Catholic community originally the Saint Patrick's church was located at the post cemetery and recorded its first baptism in 1831. When the government purchased the town of . . . — — Map (db m39956) HM
Saint Patrick's Parish Church and Cemetery occupied this site from 1831 until 1899. The church was relocated to Stithton in 1899. When the Post Cemetery was established in 1920, the stones from the foundation of the old Saint Patrick's Church were . . . — — Map (db m39931) HM
This cemetery has three sections: Old Section: Used by St. Patrick's Church from 1831 until 1918 when the government acquired the church in Stithton now used as the Post Chapel, and then by St. Brigid's Church in Vine Grove until ca.1965 New . . . — — Map (db m39932) HM
This site marks the center of Stithton, an agricultural community founded by Thomas Stith in the early 1850's, and absorbed into the Camp Knox military reservation in 1918. Originally the community of nearly 400 inhabitants with two banks, three . . . — — Map (db m204556) HM
Following formation of the armored force in July 1940 a specialized school was authorized and activated to train officers and soldiers for the armor divisions and battalions of World War II.
Formal instruction began 4 November 1940 with . . . — — Map (db m39933) HM
Major General Adna R. Chaffee Jr., the father of US Armor. Dedicated his life to a combined arms where cooperation and teamwork were valued above branch identity. In keeping with that spirit, the park is arranged in a random pattern. Each unit . . . — — Map (db m204533) WM
The Armor Center Headquarters building, Chaffee Hall, was constructed in 1934 to accommodate the headquarters of the new mechanized force, which was activated at Fort Knox in 1932. The initial unit to join the new force was the 1st Cavalry Regiment . . . — — Map (db m204473) HM
In Honor of ROTC Graduates Who Paid the Ultimate Sacrifice in Defense of
Our Nation.
U.S. Army
Cadet Command
Leadership
Excellence
"The Nation Which Forgets Its Defenders Will Itself Be Forgotten." Calvin Coolidge, July 27, 1920 . . . — — Map (db m204477) WM
This building, completed in the summer of 1919, was originally known as the Visitor's House. It was built by the National Catholic War Council, an organization of the Knights of Columbus, to accommodate families and friends that came to visit . . . — — Map (db m39929) HM
This building was initially built in the early 1940's as the U.S. Army prepared to answer our nation's call to arms. Over one thousand barracks like this one were constructed on Fort Knox and the trainees that lived in these barracks would go on to . . . — — Map (db m204529) HM
With Va. Militia, from 1776-1780,
Cash took part in the battles of
Brandywine and Monmouth, several
skirmishes, and was with Washington
at Valley Forge. Married Susannah
Baskett, who taught him to read.
They came to Ky., joined . . . — — Map (db m171525) HM
Tribute
Dedicated to the soldiers of the United States Army's armored
force who have trained at Fort Knox and have gone to all corners of the world to serve with honor and distinction. — — Map (db m307353) WM
Crew: 5
Armament: 120mm Main Gun, 1x .30 Cal MG, 1x .50 Cal MG
Max Speed: 21 mph
Weight: 65 Tons
Armor: Up to 10 inches (Front Hull)
The US Army developed the T43 during the Korean War to combat a perceived threat from comparable Soviet . . . — — Map (db m291238) HM
Oldest portion of inn constructed ca. 1814. Building enlarged to its present size when purchased by Daniel Haycraft, ca. 1820. On the Louisville - Nashville Turnpike, the inn was popular stopping place for stagecoaches. In spite of railroads and . . . — — Map (db m171521) HM
This log cabin was originally built by Henry Harrison Stith in 1874 when he was in his late teens and lived in Rineyville, KY.
The Stith family had moved from Virginia to Kentucky in the early 1800s.
This cabin was disassembled by the . . . — — Map (db m307352) HM
This Cabin was built in 1875 by Ed Stovall. The first owner was Edward Atcher, a Union Soldier in the Civil War. The Cabin was originally located on Elm Road in Radcliff.
The Cabin was donated to the City of Radcliff by Mark Bigelow, and was . . . — — Map (db m307344) HM
This Cabin was originally built in about 1836, most likely for Hezekial Owen Stovall, one of the first residents of what is now Radcliff. It was originally located on W. Vine Street.
The most recent owner of this Cabin was Ida Raine for whom . . . — — Map (db m307347) HM
This Cabin was built in 1873 for newlyweds Ed and Matilda Stovall. It was originally located at the intersection of W. Vine Street and Logsdon Pkwy here in Radcliff. They lived in the Cabin for at least 65 years (1938).
Ed Stovall donated the . . . — — Map (db m307351) HM
Sylvester Riney gave land for Illinois Central R.R. in 1874, and town named for family. Zachariah, his father, was Abraham Lincoln's first teacher while living on Rolling Fork. Zachariah moved to Rineyville site, 1830; built this double log house, . . . — — Map (db m24523) HM
On second Kentucky raid CSA Gen. J.H. Morgan's cavalry came from Glasgow to Hammonville, Dec. 25, 1862. Next day sent unit to Bacon Creek and other to Nolin to take stockades and burn trestles, both places. At Nolin, two miles west, 76 Union men . . . — — Map (db m39935) HM
In the autumn of 1816, Abraham Lincoln's family traveled this old pioneer trail through Vine Grove, established in 1802, when migrating from Knob Hill farm, Larue County, Kentucky, to Spencer County, Indiana. — — Map (db m171523) HM
In World War I, Camp Knox (later Fort Knox), was located within the present city limits of West Point. Thousands of men trained here for battle, including Wendell Willkie, later a presidential candidate. The camp was moved to its present location at . . . — — Map (db m208806) HM
Union Army General William T. Sherman built a fort on top of the hill overlooking West Point in 1861 to protect the supply base here. The trenches remain intact to this date. It was named Fort Duffield, in honor of the father of the post commander. . . . — — Map (db m131305) HM
Before you are the remains of Kentucky’s oldest and best preserved earthen fortification. The earthen walls were designed to stop cannon balls unlike wooden stockade fortifications of earlier periods. This original 1,000 foot long earthen wall was . . . — — Map (db m126334) HM
Bob and Randell Atcher, well-known country music stars of the mid-20th century, were raised in West Point. Their home was at 1010 Elm Street. Bob was the MC of the old WLS National Barn Dance in Chicago. Randy Atcher was MC and host to Hayloft . . . — — Map (db m122092) HM
Ditto-Lansdale House
This house was built by Abraham Ditto and his brother-in-law, Samuel Lansdale, in 1823. During the War Between the States, it served as a military hospital and in World War I, it was an army canteen.
Civil War . . . — — Map (db m122107) HM
The boat landing for West Point was known by its Spanish name of "Embarcadero." Flatboats would leave from here for New Orleans. — — Map (db m122105) HM
Work on the fort began in the Fall of 1861 by the 9th Michigan Infantry Regiment commanded by Colonel William W. Duffield and the 37th Indiana Infantry Regiment commanded by Colonel George W. Hazzard. The build of the work and garrison duty fell . . . — — Map (db m126336) HM
During the Civil War, Louisville was an important supply depot for the Union army. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N), which ran east of West Point, was vulnerable to Confederate attacks. Needing to protect supplies at Louisville and the . . . — — Map (db m122044) HM
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