On U.S. 60 at Jennings Street, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 60.
Captain William Davison
Confederate Captain William Davison is buried here. He died March 7, 1865, from a gunshot wound suffered in a firefight with Union Home Guard, February 24, 1865, near Patesville during the Civil War. Davison led a . . . — — Map (db m160225) HM
On State Road 3543 north of U.S. 60, on the right when traveling north.
Home of Robert C. Beauchamp
Robert Costain Beauchamp (1800-1884) was a farmer and businessman who served Hancock County in the state legislature from 1867-71. He eventually owned 5,000 acres of land in this county. Beauchamp was one of the . . . — — Map (db m160223) HM
On State Road 144 at Quisenberry Road, on the right when traveling east on State Road 144.
Crossroads was site of 19th-century town of Patesville. It was named for William Pate, who bought land and operated an inn about two miles east of here. A post office established, 1813. During Civil War, area was site of a gun battle pitting CSA . . . — — Map (db m160239) HM
On State Road 144 at State Road 2181, on the right when traveling west on State Road 144.
Settlement of Pellville, originally called Bucksnort, began on the Hardinsburg-Owensboro Trail. The first post office established 1851 under name of Blackford, changed to Pellville 1868 in honor of Samuel P. Pell, state legislator (1855-1856) and . . . — — Map (db m160237) HM
On Main Street (Kentucky Route 69) at Madison Street ( Route 69), on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
For John Hancock, 1737-93. Patriot, statesman and soldier. President of Continental Congress, 1775-77, and bold first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Mayor-general of Mass. militia in Revolutionary War, member of the Mass. Constitutional . . . — — Map (db m119794) HM
On 2nd Street (Business U.S. 60) at South Main Street ( Route 261), on the right when traveling east on 2nd Street.
For John Breckinridge, 1760-1806. Attorney General of Kentucky, 1793-97. Representative in Kentucky Legislature, 1797-1801. Coauthor with Jefferson of 1798 Kentucky Resolutions, opposing U.S. Alien and Sedition Acts. Appointed Attorney General of . . . — — Map (db m119798) HM
On Lincoln Park Road (Kentucky Route 528) north of Mudd & Kelly Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1797, the Mordecai Lincoln House is one of two structures in Kentucky, of those formerly owned by members of President Lincoln's family, which still stands largely intact on its original site. Mordecai Lincoln purchased 400 acres for 100 . . . — — Map (db m250702) HM
On Main Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Hancock County and Hawesville were created by Ky. law Jan. 3. 1829. County seat was named for Richard Hawes who donated land for town. His son, Richard Jr., became Confederate governor of Kentucky, 1862. Hancock's first cannel coal produced . . . — — Map (db m160228) HM
On W Dixie Avenue at N. Mulberry Street (U.S. 62), on the left when traveling east on W Dixie Avenue.
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
On West 2nd Street west of St Ann Street, on the left when traveling west.
Twenty-two Kentucky courthouses were burned during Civil War, nineteen in last fifteen months: twelve by Confederates, eight by guerrillas, two by Union accident. See map on reverse side.
Jan. 4, 1865, the courthouse at Owensboro, occupied by . . . — — Map (db m119800) HM
Near Long Bend Road 0.1 miles south of Main Street (Route 346), on the right when traveling south.
Land, timber, and commercial opportunities drew settlers here to the banks of the Holston River. As the Civil War approached, the river's importance in the Tennessee Valley made it a contested transportation route. Hawkins County residents mostly . . . — — Map (db m97667) HM
On Indiana Route 66 just east of County Road 1290E, on the right when traveling east.
These markers were funded with a grant from Federal Highway Administration through the National Scenic Byways Program.
The Hoosier National Forest - Then and Now
This area has been inhabited continuously by humans for 12,000 years. . . . — — Map (db m178232) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
