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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Madison County, Kentucky

 
Clickable Map of Madison County, Kentucky and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Madison County, KY (108) Clark County, KY (54) Estill County, KY (13) Fayette County, KY (276) Garrard County, KY (21) Jackson County, KY (2) Jessamine County, KY (32) Rockcastle County, KY (24)  MadisonCounty(108) Madison County (108)  ClarkCounty(54) Clark County (54)  EstillCounty(13) Estill County (13)  FayetteCounty(276) Fayette County (276)  GarrardCounty(21) Garrard County (21)  JacksonCounty(2) Jackson County (2)  JessamineCounty(32) Jessamine County (32)  RockcastleCounty(24) Rockcastle County (24)
Richmond is the county seat for Madison County
Adjacent to Madison County, Kentucky
      Clark County (54)  
      Estill County (13)  
      Fayette County (276)  
      Garrard County (21)  
      Jackson County (2)  
      Jessamine County (32)  
      Rockcastle County (24)  
 
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1 Kentucky, Madison County, Berea — Berea – A Birthplace of the Handicraft Revival
On Artisan Way, 0.3 miles west of Walnut Meadow Road (Kentucky Route 595), on the left when traveling west.
2 Kentucky, Madison County, Berea — 1767 — Church of Christ, Union
On Main Street S at Prospect Street (Kentucky Route 21) on Main Street S.
3 Kentucky, Madison County, Berea — Encampment at Bobtown / Engagment at Bobtown / Advance to Kingston
On Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) 0.1 miles south of Kentucky Route 1016, on the right when traveling south.
4 Kentucky, Madison County, Berea — 773 — For Mountain Youth
On Chestnut Street (U.S. 25) at Prospect Street (Kentucky Route 21) on Chestnut Street. Reported permanently removed.
5 Kentucky, Madison County, Berea — Kentucky's Earliest Artforms — From the utilitarian to the ceremonial
On Artisan Way, 0.3 miles west of Walnut Meadow Road (Kentucky Route 595), on the left when traveling west.
6 Kentucky, Madison County, Berea — 1300 — Richmond-Prelude/ Richmond Battle
On Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) north of Old Kingsto-Berea Raod, on the right when traveling north.
7 Kentucky, Madison County, Berea — The Battle of Richmond Knocked at Berea's Door
On Chestnut Street (U.S. 25) at Boone Street, on the left when traveling west on Chestnut Street.
8 Kentucky, Madison County, Bighill — 514 — Civil War Action
On McKee Road (Kentucky Route 421), on the right when traveling south.
9 Kentucky, Madison County, Bighill — Confederate Cemetery — Battle of Richmond Tour Station
Near McKee Road (U.S. 421) 1.4 miles south of Big Hill Road (State Road 21).
10 Kentucky, Madison County, Bighill — 1905 — Merritt Jones / Wayside Tavern / Jones Tavern / CSA Cemetery
On McKee Road (U.S. 421) 1.3 miles south of Big Hill Road (State Road 21), on the right when traveling north.
11 Kentucky, Madison County, Bighill — Site of Starns' Defeat
On McKee Road (U.S. 421) 0.6 miles north of State Highway 594, on the left when traveling north.
12 Kentucky, Madison County, Boonesboro — A Legacy Preserved
Near Ford Hampton Road, on the right when traveling north.
13 Kentucky, Madison County, Boonesboro — Boone Trace
On Ford Hampton Road, on the right when traveling north.
14 Kentucky, Madison County, Boonesboro — Building Fort Boonesborough
Near Ford Hampton Road, on the right when traveling north.
15 Kentucky, Madison County, Boonesboro — Fort Boonesborough Revealed
Near Ford Hampton Road, on the right when traveling north.
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16 Kentucky, Madison County, Boonesboro — The First Christian Service in Kentucky
Near Four Mile Road, on the right when traveling north.
17 Kentucky, Madison County, Boonesboro — The Revolutionary War on the Frontier
Near Ford Hampton Road, on the right when traveling north.
18 Kentucky, Madison County, Ford — A Frontier Kidnapping
Near Ford Hampton Road, on the right when traveling north.
19 Kentucky, Madison County, Ford — 1520 — Fort Boonesborough
On Kentucky Route 388 east of Boonebovough Road (Kentucky Route 627).
20 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — "Defeat and Destruction Seemed Inevitable"
On Duncannon Road, 0.1 miles west of Berea Road (U.S. 25/421), on the right when traveling east.
21 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1582 — "Divine Elm"
22 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — "Good, Common-Sense Soldiering" — A Bold Move
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
23 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 533 — "Lion of White Hall"
On Lexington Road (US 25 / US 421) at Boonesborough Road, on the right when traveling south on Lexington Road (US 25 / US 421). Reported missing.
24 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — "Rally, boys! Rally to the Colors!"
On Duncannon Road, 0.1 miles west of Berea Road (U.S. 25/421), on the right when traveling east.
25 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1579 — "Sycamore Hollow"
26 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — "The Loud Mouthed Dogs of War Were Unleashed" — The Battle of Richmond Began At An Artillery Duel
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
27 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 533 — “Lion of White Hall”
On White Hall Shrine Road (Kentucky Route 3055) 0.1 miles west of U.S. 421, on the right when traveling west.
28 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — A Near Fatal Mistake
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) near Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
29 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — A Reckless And Useless Charge
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
30 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Abraham Lincoln & Cassius Marcellus Clay — Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Heritage Trail —
Near White Hall Shrine Road (Kentucky Route 3055) 0.4 miles south of Fox Town Road.
31 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 3 — Advance To Kingstown — August 30, 1862 — The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky —
On Battlefield Memorial Highway, on the right when traveling north.
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32 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1 — An Inexperienced Army — The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
On Battlefield Memorial Highway, on the right when traveling north.
33 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Barnett Burial Ground
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
34 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Battle of Richmond — Kiosk 2
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling south.
35 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Battle of Richmond — Kiosk 1
Near East Main Street (U.S. 25) 0.1 miles west of Wicker Lane, on the left when traveling west.
36 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Battle of Richmond — Phase One - Kingston
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling south.
37 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Battle of Richmond Masonic Memorial
Near Kingston Highway/Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling north.
38 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Battle of Richmond, Ky. — August 29-30, 1862
On Berea Road (U.S. 25/421) at Pace Ramsey Road, on the left when traveling south on Berea Road.
39 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1576 — Cassius Marcellus Clay — U.S. Minister to Russia — (1861-62 ; 1863-69) —
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 25), on the right when traveling east.
40 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 79 — Christopher (Kit) Carson
On Tates Creek Avenue north of Westover Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
41 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Churchill's Draw — The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) north of Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
42 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1825 — Civil War Field Hospital
On Kingston Highway (U.S. 421 at milepost 12), 0.8 miles south of Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling south.
43 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1578 — Col. Richard Callaway / First Ferry in Kentucky
On Boonesboro Road (Kentucky Route 388) south of Boonesborough Road (Kentucky Route 627), on the right when traveling north.
44 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 3 — Confederates In Rogersville — The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
On Battlefield Memorial Highway, on the right when traveling north.
45 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1223 — County Named, 1786 / County Formed
On East Main Street (U.S. 25) at North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
46 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1443 — Daniel Boone's Trace
On Berea Road (U.S. 25/421) at Pace Ramsey Road, on the left when traveling south on Berea Road.
47 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Daniel Boone's Trail
On Berea Road (U.S. 25/421) at Pace Ramsey Road, on the left when traveling south on Berea Road.
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48 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Daniel Boone's Trail
Near Fort Boonesborough State Park Road, 0.3 miles north of Boonesborough Road, on the right when traveling north.
49 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 2276 — Eastern Kentucky Univ.
On University Drive, 0.1 miles east of Lancaster Avenue (Kentucky Road 52), on the right when traveling east.
50 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1 — Encampment At Bobstown — August 29, 1862 — The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky —
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway, on the right when traveling north.
51 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 2 — Engagement At Bobtown — August 29, 1862 — The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky —
On Battlefield Memorial Highway, on the right when traveling north.
52 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Fight at Rogersville — August 29, 1862
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling south.
53 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1578 — First Ferry in Kentucky / Col. Richard Callaway
Near Boonesboro Road (Kentucky Route 388), on the right when traveling north.
54 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Fort Estill
On Berea Road (U.S. 25/421) at Pace Ramsey Road, on the left when traveling south on Berea Road.
55 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1872 — Frances E. Beauchamp / Prohibition Advocate — (1857-1923)
On West Main Street close to Church Street, on the right when traveling east.
56 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — General Charles Cruft — The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling north.
57 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — General Edmund Kirby Smith
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling north.
58 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — General Mahlon Manson
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling south.
59 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — General Thomas Churchill
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421), on the left when traveling north.
60 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — General William "Bull" Nelson — Staunch Unionist and Friend of President Abraham Lincoln
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling north.
61 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1846 — Gov. James B. McCreary
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 25) west of 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
62 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1685 — Grave of Hancock Taylor
On Lancaster Road (KY52) south of Shale Drive (but North of Taylor Fork Creek), on the right when traveling south.
63 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — In Honor and Remembrance
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway, on the right when traveling south.
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64 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — In Memory Of The Confederate Soldiers
Near East Main Street (Business U.S. 25) east of Baker Court, on the right when traveling east.
65 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — In Memory Of The Fallen Union And Confederate Soldiers
Near East Main Street (Business U.S. 25) east of Baker Court, on the right when traveling east.
66 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — James B. McCreary Hall of Justice
On Main Street (U.S. 25) west of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
67 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Kentucky & the Emancipation Proclamation — Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Heritage Trail —
Near White Hall Shrine Road (Kentucky Route 3055) 0.4 miles south of Fox Town Road.
68 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Kit Carson-Legend of the Old West
On Tates Creek Avenue (on School Road) north of Westover Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
69 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1800 — Laura Clay (1849-1941)
Near White Hall Shrine Road (Kentucky Route 3055) 0.4 miles south of Fox Town Road.
70 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Madison County Courthouse 1862
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 25) at North 1st Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
71 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1362 — Madison Hemp And Flax Co. / Hemp in Kentucky
On Milton Lane (County Road 1232) at Lancaster Road (U.S. 52) on Milton Lane.
72 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Manson's First Line
73 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Manson's Mistake
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
74 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 3 — Mary Barr Clay — National Votes for Women Trail —
Near White Hall Shrine Road (Kentucky Route 3055) 0.4 miles south of Fox Town Road.
75 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 2030 — Medal of Honor Winners
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 25), on the right when traveling east.
76 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — S273 — Michigan Light Artillery Regiment / Batteries F and G
On Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) 0.1 miles south of General Nelson Drive, on the right when traveling south.
77 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Mt. Zion Church - Field Hospital
On Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) 0.8 miles south of Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling south.
78 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 1577 — Nathaniel Hart / Home of Capt. Nathaniel Hart
On Boonesboro Road (Kentucky Route 388), on the right when traveling south.
79 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Patrick Ronayne Cleburne — (March 16, 1828 - November 30, 1864)
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling south.
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80 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Pioneer Monument
On N 1st St.
81 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Pioneer National Monument Association — Fort Boonesborough State Park Association
82 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Race to Richmond
On Berea Road (U.S. 25/421) at Pace Ramsey Road, on the left when traveling south on Berea Road.
83 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 2 — Reforming The Union Line — The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
On Battlefield Memorial Highway, on the right when traveling north.
84 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Richmond Garden Club
Near White Hall Shrine Road (Kentucky Route 3055) 0.4 miles south of Fox Town Road.
85 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 2446 — Route of Advance
On Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling north on Battlefield Memorial Highway.
86 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Samuel Freeman Miller — Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court, 1862-1890
Near East Main Street (U.S. 25) near North 1st Street.
87 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Saving the Richmond Battlefield
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) near Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
88 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Sharpshooters Check The Union Right
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Hays Fork Lane, on the right when traveling south.
89 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Site of Fort Boonesborough 1775-1783
90 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Site of Fort Twetty — March 25-April 1, 1775
Near Golden Leaf Boulevard at Cady Drive.
91 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Slavery at Pleasant View Farm
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling south.
92 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Stone Kitchen
On White Hall Shrine Road (Kentucky Route 3055) 0.4 miles south of Fox Town Road.
93 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Sturdy, Accurate and Reliable
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at Berea Road.
94 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Texas Memorial
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421), on the left when traveling north.
95 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — The Battle Begins — August 30, 1862
On Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421) at State Highway 499, on the left when traveling south on Battlefield Memorial Highway.
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96 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — The Battle of Richmond — August 29-30, 1862
Near Battlefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling south.
97 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — The Battle of Richmond
On Duncannon Road, 0.1 miles west of Berea Road (U.S. 25/421), on the right when traveling east.
98 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — The Confederates Crush The Union Left
99 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — The Fort Boonesborough Monument
Near Boonesborough Road (Kentucky Route 388).
100 Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — The Generals
On Duncannon Road, 0.1 miles west of Berea Road (U.S. 25/421), on the right when traveling east.

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