After finally subduing the 25 Federal solders in Bardstown Morgan pushed west towards the Ohio River. The long march from Bardstown in the stifling July heat was exhausting. Even though the main body of Union soldiers, infantry under Gen. Edward H. . . . — — Map (db m123343) HM
Side 1 A guide to George Washington on excursion west of the Alleghenies and Kentucky pioneer. During the 1790s a sharp clash occurred on this site. Big Joe, acting as a spy and commanding other frontiersmen, helped repel an Indian raid. . . . — — Map (db m123340) HM
After pushing through Bardstown, Kentucky the lead elements of Gen. John Hunt Morgan’s command arrived in Brandenburg. Captains H. Clay Merriwether and Samuel Taylor and their men encamped on farms in and around Brandenburg. They were soon joined by . . . — — Map (db m123341) HM
For Capt. James Meade, recognized for bravery and daring at Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811. Made captain in 17th US Infantry, March, 1812. Killed at River Raisin, Jan. 22, 1813, and one of nine officers at that battle for whom Kentucky counties named. . . . — — Map (db m123114) HM
(side 1)
Early Meade County Leader
Most of the original plot of this town owned by Solomon Brandenburg, an early settler who served in War of 1812. He built the Old Walnut Log Tavern, a double log house which served as courthouse, . . . — — Map (db m123407) HM
For over ten thousand years, Native Americans frequented the area of Brandenburg. The fact that they lived here at different periods is evidenced by the large amount of artifacts, burial grounds, and shell mounds along the riverfront. This area was . . . — — Map (db m123345) HM
Our Confederate Dead
1861-1865
Tribute
to the Rank and File of the
Armies of the South
by the Kentucky Women's Confederate
Monument Association.
1895 — — Map (db m126214) WM
Meade County
1823
Brandenburg
1825
Brandenburg Ferry operated
1804 – 1966
January 1937
Major flood occurred
April 3, 1974
Series of tornadoes devastated Brandenburg area
Gen. John Hunt Morgan and apprx 3,000 . . . — — Map (db m123404) HM
July 7, 1863, Morgan’s CSA Cavalry arrived here, captured the steamers JOHN B. MCCOMBS and ALICE DEAN. Next day they began crossing river. Indiana militia fired on them but fled under return fire. ALICE DEAN burned after crossing. Morgan went on to . . . — — Map (db m123405) HM
This house, built 1832, owned in 1863 by Col. Robert Buckner, War of 1812 veteran, was headquarters, July 7-8, of CSA General J.H. Morgan. Raiders crossing river on captured steamers interrupted as US gunboat ELK arrived. They exchanged fire and . . . — — Map (db m123408) HM
Gen. John H. Morgan's CSA cavalry of 2,000 camped three miles east, July 7, 1863. Next day crossed river at Brandenburg on 2 captured steamers, repelling attacks by gunboat ELK and Indiana militia. Moved thru Indiana into NE Ohio where captured July . . . — — Map (db m123113) HM
The Underground Railroad conducted slaves to freedom. Meade County’s location on the Ohio River made it a major artery into Indiana. The Brandenburg Ferry, owned by the Bell family was an important station on the Underground Railroad. In 1857, a . . . — — Map (db m123344) HM
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Creek discovered by Squire Boone and John McKinney, 1778. District includes one of oldest mills in Ky., built before 1792 by Jonathan Essery. Mill operated until 1900 when converted to resort; . . . — — Map (db m204283) HM
Born in Meade County; son of Carl and Emma Allen Reese. Major League debut 1940. Spent 16 years with Dodgers in Brooklyn and L. A. (1940-58), interrupted by WW II service in U. S. Navy. Credited with aiding Jackie Robinson's integration into Major . . . — — Map (db m204284) HM
Zion Grove Missionary Baptist Church organized in 1864, the first colored church in Meade County established in conjunction with the efforts of Buck Grove Baptist Church, on land donated by Brother Cato VanMeter, with Rev. Andrew Allen as the first . . . — — Map (db m204291) HM
