Formed from Montgomery County, 1811. Named for its many mineral springs. The birthplace of CSA Gen. John B. Hood and US Senator Richard H. Menefee. Owingsville named for Col. Thomas D. Owings. Organizer US 28th Inf. Reg., 1812. Associate in . . . — — Map (db m26286) HM
On Old Masonic Cemetery Road (County Highway 56) 0.1 miles north of Duprie Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Thomas Deye Owings was born to John Cockey and Colegate Dye Owings on March 7, 1776 at Cockeysville, a suburb of Baltimore, Maryland. The family had met with success as colonial tobacco planters and as partners in the Bourbon Iron Furnace in . . . — — Map (db m164484) HM
On Kentucky Route 36 just south of Olympia Spring Road and Old State Road, on the left when traveling north.
This famous resort, known by 1791
as Mud Lick Springs, was favored
for a century by such prominent
visitors as Henry Clay. First
stagecoach route in Kentucky began in
1803 between here and Lexington.
Many Lexingtonians fled here . . . — — Map (db m146665) HM
Near State Highway 114 0.1 miles east of State Highway 404.
Compared to battles fought later in the war, Middle Creek produced very light casualties. Though more than 3,000 participated in the fight, only fifteen men were killed.
Union losses at Middle Creek were three killed and eighteen wounded. . . . — — Map (db m97547) HM
On Mountain Valley Road (Virginia Route 39) at Old Germantown Road, on the left when traveling west on Mountain Valley Road.
Nearby is the site of Terrill Hill, home of the Terrill brothers of Bath County. Brig. Gen. William R. Terrill, a graduate of West Point commanded a Union brigade and was killed in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, on 8 Oct. 1862. His brother, . . . — — Map (db m256251) HM
Near Porter Lane at Kentucky Highway 321, on the left when traveling west.
The 400-acre May Farm, with its steam-powered grist mill, was used as a recruiting post and staging area by the region’s leading secessionists.
In September 1861, Jack May, Hiram Hawkins, Ezekial Clay, James M. Thomas, Benjamin Desha, and other . . . — — Map (db m97381) HM
Near Alexandria Pike (U.S. 27) at the Evergreen Cemetery entrance, on the right when traveling south.
Walk down to the road behind this sign and you will find the Webster
crypt. Samuel Bigstaff, husband of Mary Alice Webster, is entombed here.
As a 17-year-old Confederate soldier, Samuel Bigstaff was taken prisoner by
the Union army and brought . . . — — Map (db m280341) HM
On Main Street (Kentucky Route 211), on the right when traveling north.
Nestled in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains, Bath County, Kentucky, embraces history while anticipating the future. Formed in 1811, Bath County has many historic homes, churches, iron furnaces and cemeteries dotting the countryside. In fact, . . . — — Map (db m110148) HM
On East Main Street at Northwood Dr, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
Alvin Hawkins
1821-1905
Born in 1821 in Bath County, Kentucky, Alvin Hawkins moved to Carroll County when he was seven years old. After attending McLemoresville Academy and Bethel College he tried his hand as a farmer, blacksmith, and teacher . . . — — Map (db m264334) HM
