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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mason County, Kentucky
Adjacent to Mason County, Kentucky
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| On Mary Ingles Highway (Kentucky Route 8) west of Market Street / Dover-Minerva Road (Route 1235), on the right when traveling west. |
| | On the Ohio River shore near here
one of the last duels fought in
Kentucky under the “code duello”
took place on May 8, 1862 between
William T. Castro, former Maysville
mayor, and Col. Leonidas Metcalfe,
U. S. Army, Son of former . . . — — Map (db m136295) HM |
| On Mary Ingles Highway (Kentucky Route 8) at Lees Creek Road, on the right when traveling east on Mary Ingles Highway. |
| | One of the oldest covered bridges in Kentucky still in use. Erected in 1835, it was originally a toll bridge. The 62-foot span was built in an unusual Queenspost truss design similar to early barn construction. Major repairs were made by Bower . . . — — Map (db m136339) HM |
| On Main Street (Kentucky Route 2517) north of Raymond Road (Route 324), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Dr. Daniel Drake (1785-1852) came
to May’s Lick with his parents at
the age of two. He described this
area in Pioneer Life in Kentucky. After
studying medicine with Dr. William
Goforth (Cincinnati), he was first
resident doctor of May’s . . . — — Map (db m136360) HM |
| On Helena Road (Kentucky Route 324) 1.1 miles west of Kentucky Route 170, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Third Negro to graduate from West Point Military Academy. Colonel, United States Army. Distinguished for his service in Haiti and Liberia as a military organizer, map maker and road builder. — — Map (db m83552) HM |
| On Kentucky Route 11 at Helena Road (Kentucky Route 324), on the right when traveling north on State Route 11. |
| | On tragic last Kentucky raid, CSA Gen. John H. Morgan and Raiders entered state June 1, 1864, took Mt. Sterling June 8, lost it on 9th, took Lexington on 10th, and Cynthiana on 11th. USA under General S. G. Burbridge defeated CSA next day. Morgan . . . — — Map (db m83556) HM |
| On Old US Highway 68 (U.S. 68) 0.7 miles north of Helena Road (State Route 324), on the right when traveling north. |
| | On tragic last Kentucky raid, CSA Gen. John H. Morgan and Raiders entered state June 1, 1864, took Mt. Sterling June 8, lost it on 9th, took Lexington on 10th, and Cynthiana on 11th. USA under General S. G. Burbridge defeated CSA next day. Morgan . . . — — Map (db m83558) HM |
| On Old Main Street (Kentucky Route 2515) 0.1 miles north of F Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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One of the original 119 log cabins built during the 1790's. Used as residence until 1950's; two-family dwelling at one time. V-notching construction, rear addition built c.1805 of frame & brick nogging construction, shake-shingle roof. Bamboo . . . — — Map (db m84153) HM |
| On Old Main Street (Kentucky Route 2515) at South Court Street, on the right when traveling north on Old Main Street. |
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Built by stonemason and Baptist minister Lewis Craig. Struck by lightning in 1909, burned to its stone foundation. Built of limestone, building was 50 ft. X 23 ft. with 2 ft. thick walls. Cupola for bell sat atop 25 ft. Octagonal tower topped by . . . — — Map (db m84147) HM |
| On West 4th Street (Kentucky Route 2516) at East 5th Street, on the right when traveling west on West 4th Street. |
| | Ancient buffalo trace carved in the wilderness by prehistoric animals seeking salt. Trace was later used by buffaloes, mound builders, Indians and pioneer settlers. Also known as Warrior's Trace. — — Map (db m83623) HM |
| On Clarks Run Road at Business U.S. 68, on the right when traveling west on Clarks Run Road. |
| | Born, 1808, about five miles west. Moved to Mo., 1830. As Brig. Gen., Mo. Militia, quelled Mormon riots with no bloodshed, 1838; refused execute Prophet Smith and others court-martialed. In 1846, Mexican War, formed lst Reg. Mo. Mounted Volunteers . . . — — Map (db m83594) HM |
| Near East McDonald Parkway at Limestone Street. |
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Early dwellers and visitors hunted bison, deer, and other game in Northeast Kentucky. Here, hunters take advantage of icy conditions at the shallow winter Ohio River crossing to kill their prey. The bison, or buffalos, ambling toward the Blue . . . — — Map (db m83959) HM |
| On Old Main Street at Jail Street, on the right when traveling north on Old Main Street. |
| | This route follows the Buffalo Trace from the Ohio to Licking rivers and was first known as "Smith's Wagon Road." In 1829, President Andrew Jackson's Postmaster General, Wm. T. Barry, planned mail stage route, extension of branch of "National Pike," . . . — — Map (db m83583) HM |
| On West 4th Street (Kentucky Route 2516) at Maddox Alley, on the right when traveling west on West 4th Street. |
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Side 1
Born into slavery in Bourbon County, Elisha Green grew up in Mason County at "Glen Alice" farm outside Maysville. He later purchased freedom for himself and part of his family. A spiritual leader, he helped form African American . . . — — Map (db m83624) HM |
| Near East McDonald Parkway 0.1 miles west of Limestone Street. |
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This county seat and trade center of over 4,500 people daily welcomed freight-hauling steamboats bringing in goods and visitors and picking up hemp, tobacco and whiskey at the bustling foot of Sutton Street. Senator Henry Clay and others stopped . . . — — Map (db m83974) HM |
| On Old Main Street (Kentucky Route 2515) at North Court Street on Old Main Street. |
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Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston
Born February 2 - 1803
Washington, KY.
Killed at Shiloh Tenn.
April 6 - 1862
Graduated West Point 1826,
Black Hawk War,
War for Texas Independence,
Mexican War, . . . — — Map (db m84142) HM |
| On Business Route 68 0.2 miles east of Clarks Run Road, on the left when traveling east. |
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Hemp in Kentucky
First crop grown, 1775. From 1840 to 1860, Ky. production largest in U.S. Peak in 1850 was 40,000 tons, with value of $5,000,000. Scores of factories made twine, rope, gunny sacks, bags for cotton picking and marketing. . . . — — Map (db m83598) HM |
| On Limestone Street at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on Limestone Street. |
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Side 1
John Samuel Darrough
Born in Maysville on April 6, 1841. His family moved to Iroquois Co., Illinois in 1852. He enlisted in 1862 and served in Co. F, 113th Illinois Infantry where he rose to the rank of Sergeant. He was . . . — — Map (db m83611) HM |
| On Old Main Street (Kentucky Route 2515) at South Court Street, on the right when traveling north on Old Main Street. |
| | Near here on February 3, 1803, General Albert Sidney Johnston, Confederate leader, was born. He resigned from the U.S. Army in 1861 to join the South. Killed at Shiloh, April 6, 1862. — — Map (db m83579) HM |
| On Old Main Street 0.1 miles south of Jail Street, on the right when traveling south. |
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Joseph Desha (1768-1842)
As governor, Desha became major proponent of debtor relief. The Pa. native, under Wayne and Harrison, fought Indians and led troops at Battle of Thames, 1813. Elected from Mason Co. to Ky. legislature and . . . — — Map (db m83585) HM |
| On Sutton Street at West 3rd Street (Kentucky Route 8), on the right when traveling south on Sutton Street. |
| | Lewis Collins, 1797-1870, born near Bryan's Station, author of Collins' HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF KENTUCKY. He was presiding judge of Mason County, publisher-editor of the EAGLE, lived here 52 years. His 1847 study of his own state-revised by Richard . . . — — Map (db m83621) HM |
| Near East McDonald Parkway 0.1 miles west of Limestone Street. |
| | On May 21, 1825, during a third, triumphal, visit to America, the Marquis de la Fayette, 67, visited Maysville. In appreciation for his services on General Washington's staff, and a commander of American troops, the town rolled out the red carpet . . . — — Map (db m83971) HM |
| On East McDonald Parkway at Limestone Street, on the left when traveling east on East McDonald Parkway. |
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Lewis and Clark in Kentucky
John Colter (ca. 1775-1813)
One of the "Nine Young Men From Ky." who accompanied Lewis and Clark on 1803-6 expedition. Born in Va., Colter came as a youth to Maysville. Here he met Lewis, enlisted in the . . . — — Map (db m83614) HM |
| On West 3rd Street (Kentucky Route 8) at Sutton Street, on the right when traveling west on West 3rd Street. |
| | Settled in 1784 by Edward and John Waller and George Lewis. Named Maysville 1787. Pioneer river gateway to the new west. Located on lands owned by John May and Simon Kenton. — — Map (db m83622) HM |
| Near East McDonald Parkway at Limestone Street. |
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Simon Kenton, local militia leader, often greeted new families at Limestone Creek, emptying into the Ohio. Tobacco is inspected and weighed in the late 1780s, when Limestone is chartered as Maysville and Mason County created by Virginia. Folks . . . — — Map (db m83961) HM |
| On East McDonald Parkway at Limestone Street, on the left when traveling east on East McDonald Parkway. |
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Side 1
Company formed when Simon Kenton proposed to Gen. Charles Scott that a volunteer company of spies (scouts) be selected and trained to protect pioneer settlements. They were called out for short-term duty and became known for . . . — — Map (db m83601) HM |
| On East Third Street (Kentucky Route 8) at Business U.S. 62, on the left when traveling east on East Third Street. |
| | Established by the Va. Legislature,
original county taken from Bourbon;
included area of 16 present-day
counties and parts of 3 others.
Named for George Mason, Virginian,
author of the Va. Declaration of
Rights, 1776, foundation for the
US . . . — — Map (db m136415) HM |
| On West 4th Street (Kentucky Route 2516) at Maddox Alley, on the right when traveling west on West 4th Street. |
| | Ulysses S. Grant entered this academy in fall of 1836, at the age of 14. Grant's home was in Georgetown, Ohio; he stayed with his uncle nearby while attending school. One of the most famous institutions in Ohio Valley, it was taught by two eminent . . . — — Map (db m83678) HM |
| Near East McDonald Parkway at Cherry Alley. |
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It's the turn of the 19th/20th centuries, and Maysville is in transition. Horse-drawn vehicles will soon vie with the town's first auto; riverboats will come, but the railroad is growing busier. Downtown thrives with new businesses and buildings. . . . — — Map (db m83977) HM |
| On Maysville Road (U.S. 68) west of Jersey Ridge Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Built by “Maysville and Washington
Turnpike Company,” incorporated
January 29, 1829. First four mile
stretch, Maysville to Washington,
was earliest macadamized road in
Kentucky and country west of the
Alleghenies. Completed . . . — — Map (db m136413) HM |
| On Old Main Street 0.1 miles north of C Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Built of boards of the flatboat on which George Mefford, his wife, & thirteen children, of Maryland, descended the Ohio in 1787. Many such houses were built along the river prior to 1800. — — Map (db m83589) HM |
| On East McDonald Parkway at Sutton Street, on the left when traveling east on East McDonald Parkway. |
| | Richard Collins, born in Maysville in 1824, became famous for his authoritative HISTORY OF KENTUCKY, published in 1874. Continued the work of his father, Lewis Collins, who in 1847 published a history of the state. Richard was editor of . . . — — Map (db m83619) HM |
| On Paxton Street at Old Main Street (Kentucky Route 2515), on the left when traveling east on Paxton Street. |
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The property upon which this Inn stands
was acquired by
James A. Paxton in 1810.
Paxton and subsequent nineteenth century
owners of this building operated it as an Inn.
Lawyers and townspeople gathered here.
In 1918, the . . . — — Map (db m84141) HM |
| On East Third Street east of Market Street. |
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Rosemary Clooney
1928~2002
Born in Maysville, Rosemary Clooney topped the chart with “Come On-A My House” in 1951. Other hits include “This Ole House” and “Hey There.” Her first film, The Stars Are . . . — — Map (db m5825) HM |
| On West 3rd Street (Kentucky Route 8) west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Before the Civil War Dr. John Shackleford lived here and practiced medicine next door. In the late 19th and early 20th century James H. Hall, president of the James H. Hall Plow Factory resided here. By 1913 Michael S. Flarity had purchased the . . . — — Map (db m123613) HM |
| On Old Main Street (Kentucky Route 2515) 0.1 miles south of Jail Street, on the right when traveling south. |
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Authentic log cabin built in 1790’s, constructed as a general store operated by Lee, Lashbrooke & Company General Store. Named to honor Simon Kenton, who once owned a store in Washington. V-notching construction, shake-shingle roof. — — Map (db m84154) HM |
| On AA Highway (U.S. 62) at Parker Road, on the right when traveling east on AA Highway. |
| | About ½ mile west is site of
camp made by Simon Kenton and
Thomas Williams in the spring of
1775. They left this camp in the
fall
and visited stations in area.
Kenton returned to camp in 1784,
and brought with him a group of
his family . . . — — Map (db m136411) HM |
| On Lexington Pike at Skyline Drive, on the right when traveling north on Lexington Pike. |
| | This Mason Co. native was Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court from 1938 to 1957. Served in Ky. General Assembly, 1912-16. Under Hoover and Roosevelt, Reed helped rescue nation from the Depression, as General Counsel of Federal Farm Board and as . . . — — Map (db m73222) HM |
| On West 3rd Street 0.1 miles west of Market Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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In Honor of
Stanley Forman Reed
Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court
of the United States
Solicitor General of the United States
General Counsel
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
General Counsel Federal Farm Board . . . — — Map (db m83676) HM |
| On Old Main Street (Kentucky Route 2515) at North Court Street, on the right when traveling north on Old Main Street. |
| | Built by Ezekial & Dolly (Wood) Forman as wedding present for their daughter Elizabeth and her husband Robert Taylor, Jr. With its three handsome doorways, the Federal styled building was a combination residence and store where one could buy . . . — — Map (db m123608) HM |
| On West Front Street at Sutton Street on West Front Street. |
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The Lee House
Circa 1790
was entered on
the National Register of
Historic Places on
December 20, 1977 — — Map (db m83978) HM |
| Near East McDonald Parkway 0.1 miles from Limestone Street. |
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Prior to the end of the Civil War, escaping slaves sought freedom via the Underground Rail Road. Fugitives led by "conductors" traveled by darkness to refuges or "stations." Quilts often guided them, sometimes with the Drinking Gourd (Big Dipper) . . . — — Map (db m83976) HM |
| On Business U.S. 68 0.2 miles south of Clarks Run Road, on the right when traveling south. |
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Washington Baptist Church Cemetery
Site of Limestone Baptist Church (renamed Washington), organized in 1785 by Wm. Wood, first pastor. He and Arthur Fox, Sr., bought land from Simon Kenton and laid out Washington that year. Wood gave . . . — — Map (db m83597) HM |
| On Old Main Street (Kentucky Route 2515) 0.1 miles south of Paxton Street, on the right when traveling south. |
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Grand hotel built by several prominent citizens in hopes of keeping the county seat in Washington. The effort failed to convince state officials the village could accommodate the many visitors for court related business and Washington lost the . . . — — Map (db m84150) HM |
| On Old Main Street (Kentucky Route 2515) south of Jail Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Washington, Kentucky
First post-office for North-West Territory.
Mail distributed to seven states. 1789
Placed by
”Washington Study Club” — — Map (db m123609) HM |
| On East 2nd Street 0.1 miles east of Market Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This Maysville native was elected to Kentucky House in 1969. Became Speaker in 1976 at age 34 and served until death. Achievements included leading legislative independence movement and increasing public participation in government. William Kenton's . . . — — Map (db m83605) HM |
| On Dover-Minerva Road (Kentucky Route 1235) just north of Minerva Tuckahoe Road (Kentucky Route 435). |
| | Church constituted in 1793 by
the Rev. Lewis Craig, leader of
the “Traveling Church.” Bracken
Baptist Association also formed here
in 1799. The congregation divided
over slavery in 1805, with each
faction having own pastor. . . . — — Map (db m136342) HM |
| On Bucktown Road (U.S. 62) east of Sardis, on the left when traveling east. |
| | On tragic last Kentucky raid, CSA
Gen. John H. Morgan and Raiders
entered state June 1, 1864, took
Mt. Sterling June 8, lost it on
9th, took Lexington on 10th, and
Cynthiana on 11th. USA under Gen.
S. G. Burbridge defeated CSA next
day. . . . — — Map (db m136357) HM |
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