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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mercer County
Aledo is the county seat for Mercer County
Adjacent to Mercer County, Illinois
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On Southeast 3rd Street (State Road 17/94) at Southeast 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Southeast 3rd Street.
Abraham Lincoln visited Mercer County on at least two occasions. On May
7 and 8, 1832, at the onset of the Black Hawk War, Captain Lincoln led his
company of Illinois militia northeast from Oquawka to the Rock River at
Milan through Mercer . . . — — Map (db m230129) HM
On Northwest 2nd Street at Northwest College Street, on the right when traveling west on Northwest 2nd Street.
This plaque is dedicated in recognition of downtown Aledo Historic District being placed on the National Register of Historic Register of Historic Places on June 7, 2016. — — Map (db m170984) HM
On Northwest 6th Street at Northwest 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Northwest 6th Street.
When a 1924 fire left the Kansas Military School in need of a new place to hold classes they learned of the William and Vashti College Campus. It was a perfect situation and within 10 days of the fire, cadets and teachers arrived in Illinois and . . . — — Map (db m171035) HM
On Northwest 6th Street at Northwest 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Northwest 6th Street.
William Drury, a wealthy Mercer County land owner, farmer, and business man, left 91% of his 1897 estate to create an educational institution"…which might prove of benefit to the youth of coming generation…". In 1907 construction began on a . . . — — Map (db m171081) HM
On SE 3rd St at N College Ave, on the left on SE 3rd St.
Lest we forget World War I Anderson, Frank E. · Anderson, Henry · Dunn, Berl · Erickson, Gustaf W. · Fisher, Everett · Holdsworth, Robert · Johnson, Gilbert · Landrith, William Roy · Lee Charles H. · McGee Floyd D. · Norris George · Streets Edward . . . — — Map (db m171276) WM
On NW 4th Avenue at NW 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on NW 4th Avenue.
Mercer Co
To her fallen sons
1861-1865
Donaldson • Mobile • Vicksburg • Savannah • Chattanooga • Shiloh
(names of 352 soldiers) — — Map (db m171278) WM
Near Northwest 6th Street at Northwest 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
In April of 1930 ground was broken for a new 50,000 residence hall to be called Niles Hall after the donor, Claude Niles of Chicago.
By 1931 the Great Depression had taken its toll on the Illinois Military School and the school was forced to . . . — — Map (db m171012) HM
On Northwest 6th Street at Northwest 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Northwest 6th Street.
Roosevelt Military Academy became known for rigorous academic standards and competitive athletic teams. Public reaction to the Vietnam War changed feelings toward military schools and such institutions closed as a result. The Roosevelt Military . . . — — Map (db m171085) HM
On South College Avenue (Illinois Route 94) at Southeast 3rd Street (Illinois Route 94), on the left when traveling north on South College Avenue.
This monument commemorates Roosevelt Military Academy and 3,059 cadets who attended the school from 1931-1973. The academy was named after our 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt, recipient of the Noble Peace Prize and Congressional Medal of . . . — — Map (db m171195) HM
On Northwest 3rd Avenue at Northwest 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north on Northwest 3rd Avenue.
Roosevelt Military Academy
In memory of
those who made the Supreme Sacrifice
in World War II
Harry E Beisal 36-43 •
William Ben Ziger 33-34 •
Leonard Cassell 25-27 •
William Henry Cox 40-41 •
John D Curran 37-39 •
Lyle F . . . — — Map (db m171032) WM
On Northwest 6th Street at Northwest 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Northwest 6th Street.
The William and Vashti College/Roosevelt Military Academy campus was sold at auction in 1977 and passed into private hands. The academic building was razed to make room for the Vashti Village housing complex. Niles Hall and the Boys Dormitory/North . . . — — Map (db m171082) HM
On Northwest 6th Street at Northwest 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Northwest 6th Street.
This oak tree was planted on the grounds of the Roosevelt Military Academy during Homecoming festivities on November 5, 1938 as a memorial to former President Theodore Roosevelt. The tree was sent from Roosevelt's Sagamore Hills Estate at Oyster . . . — — Map (db m171086) HM
On Northwest 6th Street at Northwest 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Northwest 6th Street.
Many hours of a cadet's life were spent on a concrete pad called 'the slab'. Ceremonies, inspection, and drills were conduct her. Cadets also were able to walk off any demerits that they earned walking around the area.
The concrete pad that . . . — — Map (db m170987) HM
On South College Avenue (Illinois Route 94) just south of Southeast 3rd Street (Illinois Route 17/94), on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to the Men and Women of Mercer County who served in the Armed Forces of the United States
World War I • Korea • Desert Storm • World war II • Vietnam • War on Terrorism — — Map (db m171143) WM
On Northwest 6th Street at Northwest 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Northwest 6th Street.
William and Vashti College opened in the fall of 1908. Both men and women were enrolled. The college had much academic and athletic success until the 1917-1918 school year. Many of the young men attending William and Vashti joined the military to . . . — — Map (db m171080) HM
On Northwest 4th Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Northwest 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Mercer County Women for Women and the Aledo Police Benevolent Association partnered to create this Memorial to honor all women from Mercer County who have served in the Armed Forces. — — Map (db m171216) WM
On West Main Street (Kentucky Route 152) at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
This congregation was constituted in 1830 by dissenters from Baptist faith who chose to follow teachings of Alexander Campbell. They met at Shawnee Run Baptist and Cane Run school house on alternate Sundays until 1847, when they built Cane Run . . . — — Map (db m218279) HM
On Buster Pike, 0.5 miles north of Bellows Mill Road, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1848 by Robert Mosby Davis and Sarah Harris, his wife, this beautifully situated Greek Revival house features a façade laid in Flemish bond, a central two story portico with four Ionic columns, and a widow's walk accessible by an attic . . . — — Map (db m218280) HM
On Buster Pike, 0.7 miles north of Faulkner Lane (Kentucky Route 1896), on the left when traveling north.
One of the early settlers in Kentucky, this station was erected by John Bunton around 1781 on a 400-acre settlement. The land was later assigned to William McBride, and Bunton removed to a 400-acre tract near the Kentucky River on present-day McAfee . . . — — Map (db m218284) HM
On Shakertown Road (Kentucky Route 33), on the left when traveling north.
This is the site of John and Elizabeth Grayson Gordon's second station, with the first station becoming the property of Stephen Trigg. John Gordon was killed at the Battle of Blue Licks, and his land was inherited by his son Ambrose Gordon. The site . . . — — Map (db m105456) HM
On Shakertown Road (Kentucky Route 33), on the left when traveling north.
Side 1 A Va. native, Rice served in the Illinois regiment under command of Col. George Rogers Clark during the American revolution. After the war, he brought his family to Ky. and settled on Shawnee run in Mercer Co. Ordained soon after he . . . — — Map (db m105418) HM
On East Factory Street at Pioneer Way, on the right when traveling east on East Factory Street.
This spring, with its abundant, never-failing flow of water, was reason for the location of Harrodsburg. Capt. James Harrod with his party, on June 16, 1774, began building first settlement in Kentucky along this "town branch." Harrod in the . . . — — Map (db m153075) HM
On South Chiles Street at Short Street, on the right when traveling north on South Chiles Street.
"Peace to the land and blessings on friend and foe alike." Prayer by Gen. Leonidas K. Polk, CSA, an Episcopal Bishop, offered on October 9, 1862 following the Battle of Perryville. Shaken by the horrors of war, just witnessed, Polk entered this . . . — — Map (db m152643) HM
On Lexington Road (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling north.
Abraham Chapline at 19 was the youngest of the original settlers to accompany James Harrod to Kentucky. This is the site of his 1400 acre settlement and preemption. He married Elizabeth Higgins in 1793, and their restored pioneer cemetery is located . . . — — Map (db m153039) HM
On Linden Avenue north of Fairground Road, on the left when traveling north.
An Early Derby Winner
Leonatus, the 1883 Kentucky Derby winner, owned by Col. Jack Chinn and George Morgan, at old Leonatus Farm, 7 mi. east, in Mercer Co. By Longfellow, out of Semper Felix, by *Phaeton, as a three-year-old, within a . . . — — Map (db m68288) HM
On Aspen Hall Drive at Aspen Hall Court, on the right when traveling south on Aspen Hall Drive.
Built on land originally part of Greenville Springs, this imposing Greek Revival house was built in 1840 by Dr. James Shannon, President of Bacon College. Later the residence of John Bryan Bowman, Mercer County farmer and crusader for higher . . . — — Map (db m152934) HM
On Beaumont Inn Drive, 0.1 miles south of Beaumont Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Beaumont College 1895 - 1915
Col. and Mrs. Thomas Smith owned and ran this famous girls' school, which offered "art, eloqution, a conservatory of music and the strongest of literary courses in preparation for the best American and European . . . — — Map (db m152652) HM
On West Broadway, on the right when traveling west.
The hotel was built circa 1843 and the house built circa 1853 by Benjamin Passmore, Harrodsburg blacksmith and entrepreneur. The house is a hall and parlor plan. During the era of stage coach travel, the hotel provided popular accommodations. It . . . — — Map (db m153030) HM
On East Poplar Street at South Main Street, on the left when traveling west on East Poplar Street.
This Queen Anne building with Romanesque details was built circa 1890 by John and Etta Litsey and sold to C.B. Sullivan in 1893. Long occupied by the Isenberg Brothers as a department store, it is notable for a beautifully decorated second floor . . . — — Map (db m152928) HM
On Lexington Road (U.S. 68) at Handy Pike Road, on the right when traveling west on Lexington Road.
Only cave in Kentucky historically verified as used by Daniel Boone. He spent rest of winter in cave alone after companion, John Stuart, was killed in January, 1770, the first recorded white man killed by Indians in Ky. Boone joined in summer by . . . — — Map (db m68252) HM
On West Lexington Street, on the left when traveling west.
Colonel Abraham Bowman
1749 ~ 1837
Eighth Virginia Regiment Revolutionary War
Settled Bowman Station, Kentucky, 1779
Now Bellevue
Colonel John Bowman
1733 ~ 1784
First County Lieutenant of Kentucky, 1778
Major Joseph . . . — — Map (db m153034) HM
On East Broadway at North Main Street, on the left when traveling east on East Broadway.
Located on in-lot 86, this house of timberframe construction with brick nogging has a log nucleus which may be as early as 1786. Home to the Chenoweth, Slavens and Cardwell families, it was purchased circa 1863 by John and Sophia Taylor Cardwell and . . . — — Map (db m153031) HM
On North East Street just north of East Factory Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built circa 1830 by Charles Ficklin and sold in 1833 to Alexander Buchanan, this five bay, story and a half house with a façade laid in Flemish bond, features Matthew P. Lowery interior woodwork. Lowery woodwork also framed the exterior front . . . — — Map (db m153072) HM
On Beaumont Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Mooreland Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Built circa 1814 by Beriah Magoffin, Sr. and his wife, Jane McAfee, on out-lot 40. It was the birthplace of Kentucky’s Civil War Governor Beriah Magoffin, Jr. and his equally successful siblings. In the Georgian style, the portico was added in 1845. . . . — — Map (db m152955) HM
On South Main Street just north of West Office Street, on the left when traveling north.
Colonel George Morgan Chinn, USMC
This Mercer County native was one of nation's leading authorities on automatic weapons. He attended Millersburg Military Institute and Centre College. A Marine veteran of WW II and the Korean . . . — — Map (db m152648) HM
On Spring Hill Cemetery Street at North Greenville Street & Stagg Street, on the right when traveling east on Spring Hill Cemetery Street.
(Front)
Erected in memory of those brave men who gave their lives and services to the cause of the South by Wm. Preston Camp No 96 United Confederate Veterans and their surviving comrades and friends.
(Back)
To fight in a just . . . — — Map (db m153167) WM
On South Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
County Named - For Gen. Hugh Mercer, ca. 1725-77. A native of Scotland, he came to America about 1746. Officer in French and Indian War, 1755-59. Served with Washington. Was the commandant at Fort Pitt. Hero in Revolution. Instrumental in . . . — — Map (db m152645) HM
On South Main Street just south of Short Street, on the left when traveling north.
A 1786 plat of Harrodsburg designates a public square on which four courthouses have been located. A stone courthouse was built in 1788 followed by a brick structure in 1818. This was incorporated into a larger brick building in 1912 which was . . . — — Map (db m153166) HM
On North Main Street just south of Pearson Street, on the right when traveling north.
Occupying out-lot 5, Courtview is so named for its view of the courthouse when this Federal brick residence was built in 1823 by Col. Richard M. Sutfield and his first wife, Elizabeth Thomas. Contains Matthew P . Lowery woodwork with unique mantel . . . — — Map (db m153078) HM
On Beaumont Avenue just north of Dedman Street, on the left when traveling north.
Built in 1884 by Charles M. and Mary (Mollie) Curry Dedman, this Queen Anne style Victorian house is notable for the pargeting gable decoration. Mrs. Dedman chose the lot, plans and oversaw construction. Long time residence of the Ruby family. — — Map (db m152938) HM
On North College Street at Price Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North College Street.
Diamond Point is one of Kentucky’s finest examples of Greek Revival architecture with its textbook Minard Lafever doorway. An unusual portico features two round columns flanked by two square piers and a narrow balcony accessed by three upstairs . . . — — Map (db m153003) HM
On West Poplar Street just west of South Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
Brick Italianate residence built in 1884 by Dr. Anselm Daniel and Caroline S. Henry Price. Dr. Price practiced medicine in Harrodsburg for 40 years. This house served as his medical office and operating room. Notable for its Victorian gingerbread . . . — — Map (db m152880) HM
On North College Street at College Manor, on the right when traveling north on North College Street.
This hall and parlor home was built circa 1848 as a town house by Dr. James Harrison and Mary Messinger Moore. Important in the early economic development of this community, Dr. Moore and his wife had extensive landholdings and banking interests in . . . — — Map (db m153008) HM
On Mooreland Avenue east of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Early Gun Shop Site
Here Benjamin Mills made some of finest rifles in US, ca. 1830-50. His muzzle loaders famous for dual trigger system. Used by Kit Carson and Dr. Christopher Graham, conceded to be best rifle shot in world at that time. . . . — — Map (db m46252) HM
On Mooreland Avenue east of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
Early Gun Shop Site
Here Benjamin Mills made some of finest rifles in US, ca. 1844-1863. His muzzle loaders were famous for their superb accuracy at a time when craftsmanship made all the difference. Used by Dr. Christopher Graham, conceded . . . — — Map (db m191655) HM
On East Main Street (Kentucky Route 152) west of Pleasant Hill Drive/Danville Street (Kentucky Route 33), on the left when traveling west.
Early Vital Junction
Crossroads for pioneer defense. Harrodsburg, 1774, Harrod's Fort, 1775, and two miles east Bowman's Fort, 1777, earliest in area. In 1779-80 eight fortified stations built nearby – Crow's, Fisher's, Gordon's, Haggin's, . . . — — Map (db m218278) HM
On Lexington Road (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling east.
Located on the land of Gabriel Slaughter, Governor of Kentucky 1816 – 1820, the present Carpenter’s Gothic house was the home of Robert E. Coleman who, along with Crit Davis, were among the first to develop Mercer’s reputation for prizewinning . . . — — Map (db m153038) HM
On West Broadway, on the right when traveling west.
First Baptist Church. This rectangular brick structure has its principal three-bay façade in the gable end. Front facade consists of two equally~spaced doorways separated by a window. The doors and a stained glass transom are enclosed in a . . . — — Map (db m153028) HM
On North College Street just south of College View Street, on the left when traveling north.
Enlarged by Madison and Mary Worthington using timberframe construction, portions of this house were built as early as 1820 by Mary May. The house’s name is derived from the solid poplar tree trunks forming the four Doric columns. — — Map (db m153006) HM
On South College Street (U.S. 127) at West Lexington Street, on the right when traveling south on South College Street.
Begun in 1774 by James Harrod and Company, the Fort was crucial to the settlement of Harrodsburg and Kentucky. The present replica was erected in 1927 on Old Fort Hill also known as Seminary Hill. President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited the Fort in . . . — — Map (db m46261) HM
On Beaumont Avenue at Aspen Hall Drive, on the left when traveling north on Beaumont Avenue.
Built in 1896 by G. A. and Zeletta Graveson Curry, this Queen Anne style house stayed in the Curry Family for two decades. It retains its original wrap around porch and beautiful leaded and stained glass windows. — — Map (db m152937) HM
On Lexington Road (U.S. 68) at Curry Pike (County Route 1343), on the right when traveling west on Lexington Road.
Called "lieutenant governor and acting governor," Gabriel Slaughter directed the Commonwealth, 1816-20, after death of Gov. Madison. In spite of succession controversy, the Mercer Co. farmer-soldier, Ky. congressman, and twice lt. gov. earned . . . — — Map (db m68248) HM
On Linden Avenue north of Fairground Road, on the left when traveling north.
As early as 1807, springs in this area were used as a spa. In 1827, Dr. Christopher C. Graham purchased the springs. This "Saratoga of the West" flourished until 1853, when sold to US Gov't. as a military asylum. Fire later destroyed main buildings . . . — — Map (db m68313) HM
On Beaumont Inn Drive just west of Beaumont Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Greystone was built in 1931 by Mrs. A. G. Kyle, a niece of Eli Lilly of pharmaceutical fame. Hugh Meriweather, noted for his commercial and residential designs, was the architect. Built of Kentucky limestone, it is now associated with neighboring . . . — — Map (db m152935) HM
On South Main Street just south of West Office Street, on the left when traveling north.
This historic congregation was organized in 1839 by Dr. William Vaughn and worshipped in the Old Republican Meeting House located behind this structure and facing the Courthouse. The present building was completed in 1961. — — Map (db m152866) HM
On South Main Street just south of East Office Street, on the right when traveling north.
Located on in-lot 152, this was the site of Rev. Jesse Head's cabinetry shop and later the offices of the Bohon Buggy Factory. The 1928 church houses an historic Disciples of Christ congregation chartered in 1803. — — Map (db m152867) HM
On Mooreland Avenue (Kentucky Route 152) at South College Street (U.S. 127), on the right when traveling west on Mooreland Avenue.
An exclusive spa was located here from 1820-1853, then sold to U.S. Government as Western Military Asylum for aged veterans. After main building burned, veterans were moved in 1859 to Washington, D.C. Ballroom and cottages were opened Oct. 8, 1862 . . . — — Map (db m46251) HM
On Dry Branch Road (County Route 1915), on the right when traveling north.
Henry Wilson was one of the fortunate members of the militia to survive the Battle of Blue Licks. He and his wife, Elizabeth Mahan, built their circa 1779 station large enough to accommodate the first Kentucky land court and George May’s surveying . . . — — Map (db m153041) HM
On East Factory Street at North East Street, on the right when traveling east on East Factory Street.
Wattle, daub and hewn log house built in the early 1800s by Samuel Hogue containing much of its original woodwork and cabinetry. Purchased as a residence in 1856 by John Augustus Williams, President of Daughters’ College. — — Map (db m153073) HM
On Beaumont Avenue just south of Runyon Road, on the left when traveling north.
Designed and built by Dr. Guilford Runyon in the early 1840s for his fiancé Kitty Ferrel who died of cholera. Runyon was an orphan reared by the Shakers at Pleasant Hill until he was expelled after announcing his intention to marry. Noted for its . . . — — Map (db m152936) HM
On South East Street, 0.1 miles south of East Lexington Street (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling north.
This house was owned by Hugh and Katie Yocum McGary in 1795 but construction methods indicate an earlier building date. The house is of timberframe construction with brick nogging. Much original woodwork remains. McGary was a pioneer in Mercer . . . — — Map (db m153001) HM
On East Lexington Street (U.S. 68) just west of Miarimon Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Built by Isaac Hipple circa 1845, the façade is divided into five bays by brick pilasters topped with Doric capitals. The windows have slightly pedimented wooden lintels that have an acanthus leaf motif. Later owned by the Garnett and Thompson . . . — — Map (db m152998) HM
On West Lexington Street at Fort Street, on the right when traveling west on West Lexington Street.
Born in Pa., this explorer and military leader came here in 1774. Chose Big Spring as site of Ky.'s first settlement. When that area flooded, he and his men built Fort Harrod on higher ground. James Harrod led in protecting area and promoting . . . — — Map (db m46254) HM
On North Greenville Street at Ewing Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Greenville Street.
This circa 1817 house was built for John L. Bridges and his wife, Anna Adair Bridges, the daughter of Governor John Adair. Bridges was a Mercer County Representative to the State Legislature and a circuit judge. Contains Matthew P . Lowery woodwork. — — Map (db m153094) HM
On Lexington Road (Kentucky Route 33), on the right when traveling north.
John and Elizabeth McCoun McMurtry established this station around 1780, and the log house presumed to be part of the station still exists within this structure.
Captain McMurtry survived the Battle of Blue Licks but was captured, required to . . . — — Map (db m216692) HM
On Short Street just west of South Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
In 1810 the Trustees of Harrodsburg sold certain lots from the Public Square for the sites of workshops and offices and Lawyer’s Row was born. This street was traditionally home to lawyers’ offices due to its proximity to the Courthouse. — — Map (db m152931) HM
Near South College Street (U.S. 127) at West Lexington Street, on the right when traveling south.
The parents of our nation's sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln, were Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. In this cabin, on June 12, 1806, they were married by Reverend Jesse Head. — — Map (db m46322) HM
On East Lexington Street (U.S. 68) just west of Marimon Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Built circa 1878 as the home of Jesse and Lucy Newton Cogar. This house is a fine example of Golden Age architecture with cherry and oak inlaid floors, intricate moldings, stained glass windows and pargeting. — — Map (db m152957) HM
On Beaumont Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Dixie Manor, on the left when traveling north.
Built by Beriah Magoffin, Sr., Beriah Magoffin, Jr. and his wife Anne Shelby, granddaughter of Isaac Shelby, first governor of Kentucky, resided here after 1839. Later owned by Benjamin Mills noted gunsmith and commander of Harper’s Ferry at the . . . — — Map (db m152954) HM
On East Poplar Street at South Greenville Street, on the left when traveling west on East Poplar Street.
This house has been the residence of two Mercer County literary figures. It was built in the mid 1800s by Maria Thompson Daviess the author of “The History of Mercer and Boyle Counties”. Elizabeth Pendleton Hardin, who penned “The . . . — — Map (db m152930) HM
On Short Street just west of South Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Harrodsburg
1774 ~ Laid off as Harrodstown by James Harrod and companions. First permanent English settlement west of the Alleghany Mountains.
1776 ~ Virginia Legislature formed Kentucky County, the area now Commonwealth of Kentucky, . . . — — Map (db m152644) HM
On Linden Avenue at Fairgrounds Road, on the left when traveling north on Linden Avenue.
Recognized as the oldest continuous Fair and Horse Show in the United States, dating from 1828, the present location was purchased in 1904 having been the site of an African American Fair. The property was once a part of the Harrodsburg Springs. — — Map (db m153036) HM
On South Chiles Street just north of West Office Street, on the left when traveling north.
"Built by Squire Joseph Morgan and extended by John G. Chiles for whom the street was named, who had stage contracts extending largely over Kentucky that kept Harrodsburg wide awake with the rattle of the wheels and the echoes of the merry stage . . . — — Map (db m152871) HM
On South Chiles Street just south of Short Street, on the right when traveling south.
First row-house in Kentucky. Built by Squire Joseph Morgan. English traditional plan. Early Harrodsburg noted tavern, social, business center. Vice President Richard M. Johnson, hero Battle of the Thames, was guest here at reunion of survivors, Oct. . . . — — Map (db m152649) HM
On East Lexington Street (U.S. 68) 0.1 miles east of Woodland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Built by Harrodsburg tailor Muscoe F. Garnett and wife, Margaret E. Hunt Garnett, in 1852. This substantial brick home was subsequently owned by long time Mercer Circuit Court Clerk Ben C. Allin, and later by T. C. Bell, prominent Mercer County . . . — — Map (db m153000) HM
On Lexington Road (U.S. 68) south of Chinn Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Neighbors-Governors?
<--- Former home, grave, of Gabriel Slaughter, governor 1816-20. Born in Virginia, 1767. Died here, 1830. While in office, advocated state support for the public schools.
---> Former home of John Adair, governor . . . — — Map (db m68245) HM
On South Chiles Street north of Mooreland Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Built in 1827, the large building served as a home for the jailer and his family and as jail cells for the prisoners. Most famous inmate was Lizzie Hardin, a Confederate sympathizer, jailed for waving her handkerchief at John Hunt Morgan and his men . . . — — Map (db m152870) HM
On Dry Branch Road (County Route 1915), on the right when traveling south.
First Dutch Reformed Church west of the Allegheny Mountains, Established by fifty families who cam to Mercer County from Pennsylvania in 1781. Organized in 1796 the church was built on land purchased in 1800. In the church cemetery is the grave of . . . — — Map (db m153046) HM
On Dry Branch Road (County Route 1915), on the right when traveling south.
The history of this Church goes back well over 400 years from Holland to New York to New Jersey to Pennsylvania and finally to Kentucky. Members of this Dutch Reformed congregation immigrated to Kentucky as early as 1781, and many of those pioneers . . . — — Map (db m153044) HM
On West Lexington Street at Fort Street, on the right when traveling west on West Lexington Street.
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A crude fortification was located at "The Big Spring," 1774. Warned of impending Indian war, Harrod and his men were ordered east to participate in Dunmore's War. They returned in 1775 and chose this site on high ground; it was . . . — — Map (db m46253) HM
Near South College Street (U.S. 127) south of West Lexington Street, on the right when traveling south.
Circa late 18th century
Tree crown is 76’
Tree height is 88’
Circumference of tree standing 12’-4”
Diameter at breast height 56”
This tree is taller and broader than
the National Champion, but remains
Unofficial . . . — — Map (db m46522) HM
Near West Lexington Street west of South College Street (U.S. 127), on the left when traveling west.
This graveyard was just
South of Fort Harrod.
The original fort was
located on the hill where
our present day parking
lot is. Over 480 grave
stones still remain in this
pioneer graveyard. — — Map (db m46523) HM
On Beaumont Avenue just south of Dixie Manor, on the left when traveling north.
Located on out-lot 81, this Queen Anne style house was built by Benjamin Franklin Poteet in 1883. The home was designed by nationally recognized architect George Barber and is listed as design # 29 in “The Cottage Souvenir No. 2” design . . . — — Map (db m152940) HM
On North Main Street at Price Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
This circa 1857 house was built by Monroe Pulliam and completed by Kentucky legislator Daniel Curry and his wife, Martha Jane Forsythe. The Gothic Revival style is shown by the board and batten siding and lacy bargeboards. — — Map (db m153081) HM
On North College Street (U.S. 127) just south of College Manor, on the left when traveling north.
Built circa 1844 by partners Daniel Stagg and James Curry. Mr. Curry purchased Stagg’s interest. Called Rykon for the Riker family who purchased it in 1861 and held title for a century. The Riker family were descendants of the Low Dutch. — — Map (db m153005) HM
On Spring Hill Cemetery Street at North Greenville Street and Stagg Street, on the right when traveling east on Spring Hill Cemetery Street.
Welcome to Spring Hill Cemetery. This map and the cemetery print-out on the shelf below have been placed here to help you locate grave sites of interest. Sections are marked with letters and numbers. Lot numbers refer to the number of rows in a . . . — — Map (db m153164) HM
On West Lexington Street (U.S. 68) just east of North College Street (U.S. 127), on the right when traveling west.
This congregation was formed circa 1839. In 1885 they founded Wayman Institute to provide higher education for African American youth. The present Classical Revival building was erected in 1917 with much of the labor being provided by church members. — — Map (db m152875) HM
On Beaumont Avenue just south of Dixie Manor, on the left when traveling north.
This Queen Anne style house built in the 1880s by Dr. Moshiem Tabler was subsequently used as a parsonage for the Harrodsburg Presbyterian Church before reverting to private ownership in the 1940s. — — Map (db m152941) HM
On North Main Street just south of Pearson Street, on the right when traveling north.
This circa 1850 house was built by John A. Tewmey, a descendant of the Low Dutch. Entablature above the door is carved with a honeysuckle motif. In the Armstrong family for almost 100 years, it was the home of artist Jestabell Armstrong Matherly. — — Map (db m153079) HM
On South Main Street at Mooreland Avenue & Beaumont Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
In 1847, under the supervision of Rev. John Montgomery, the Presbyterian Church hired James Curry to construct the Harrodsburg Female Academy on land purchased from Christopher Columbus Graham. Housed Civil War wounded from the Battle of Perryville. — — Map (db m152869) HM
Near East Lexington Street (U.S. 68) east of Woodland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Scene of the first series of religious services conducted in Kentucky by Reverend Thomas Tinsley a Baptist Minister, assisted by William Hickman April - May 1776. The spreading Elm was the pioneers' first sanctuary. — — Map (db m68272) HM
On East Factory Street at Pioneer Way, on the right when traveling east on East Factory Street.
The site of the First Permanent Settlement West of the Alleghenies, which became present-day Harrodsburg, is firmly connect to this spring. This site was chosen because of the never-ending flow of fresh, clean water - and for the creek that it . . . — — Map (db m153076) HM
On South Chiles Street just north of West Poplar Street, on the left when traveling north.
“To the church in thy house, grace and peace.”
-- Paul
The Home of Rebecca Hart where were held the First Methodist prayer meetings in Harrodsburg.
In this humble abode the present Harrodsburg Methodist Church . . . — — Map (db m152932) HM
Near South College Street (U.S. 127) at West Lexington Street, on the right when traveling south.
The marriage of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks took place on the Beechland property of Nancy’s uncle, Richard Berry Sr., in Washington County, about twenty-five miles southwest of here, on June 12, 1806. The ceremony was presided over by the . . . — — Map (db m46317) HM
Near South College Street (U.S. 127) at West Lexington Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Lincoln family first came to America in the seventeenth century, originally settling in the Massachusetts Bay colony. The Lincolns continued to move throughout the colonies, settling in present-day New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Thomas . . . — — Map (db m46319) HM
On South College Street (U.S. 68) just north of Curry Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
This property was acquired in 1830 and the house erected by Major James Taylor, prominent in civil affairs of that period, whose grandfather, Samuel Taylor, was one of the first town trustees of Harrodsburg, also member of the convention that formed . . . — — Map (db m152877) HM
On North College Street (U.S. 127) just north of West Factory Street, on the left when traveling north.
This Gothic Revival house was built adjacent to his tanyard by Frederick Curry and Cornelia, his wife, in 1856. Curry was a descendant of a pioneer Mercer County family who came to the area with the McAfees. An original brick smokehouse is still . . . — — Map (db m153004) HM
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