Born November 10, 1926, Livingston, Kentucky - Died September 1, 1950, Yongsan Village, Korea.
Drafted in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, PFC David M. Smith died in battle when he sacrificed his life to save his comrades-in-arms when he fell . . . — — Map (db m103715) WM
Daniel Boone’s Trace
Pioneer trail marker by
Daniel Boone in 1775 brought
early settlers through the
Cumberland Gap to
Fort Boone (Boonesboro). this trace
suitable for horses and walking,
followed creeks, Indian hunting paths
and . . . — — Map (db m84487) HM
PFC David M. Smith Homesite of this Congressional Medal of Honor winner, born in Livingston, Ky., Nov. 10, 1926. Church built here, 1974. Smith served with the U.S. Army, Co. E, 9th Inf. Regt., 2d Inf. Div., during Korean Conflict. The honor . . . — — Map (db m103713) HM
Originally the Livingston Hotel, this impressive structure was built near what was then the main road and wooden bridge that crossed over Roundstone Creek. The hotel had a dining room and offered packaged meals to travelers on the trains. It . . . — — Map (db m103711) HM
Side A
This trace was named for Henry
Skaggs, a Long Hunter. Many
famous pioneers, including John
Floyd, Benjamin Logan, and William
Whitely, traveled over it. On
Oct. 21, 1861, the first Kentucky
Civil War battle occurred near
here . . . — — Map (db m84454) HM
The 96-mile stretch of road from
Crab Orchard to Cumberland Gap was
known as Boone Way. Col. James
Maret, an early advocate of road
improvement, was responsible for
cutting of roadbed and it’s first
paving. As L&N railroad agent and
telegraph . . . — — Map (db m84508) HM
Born in Garrard Co., Maret came
here in 1877. He established this
county’s first telephone exchange
and newspaper; was town clerk for
25 years. Maret served as executive
secretary of Kentucky’s Good Roads
Association, and in 1929 published
a . . . — — Map (db m84509) HM
The Joplin Hotel, constructed on this site before 1862, was the second brick building in Rockcastle County, the first building to have a tin roof, and the home of the county’s first telegraph office at the beginning of the Civil War. By 1908 the . . . — — Map (db m87911) HM
The Elkin Hotel structure stood on this site from the time of its construction around 1820 until its demolition in 1905. Originally built by Rueben Elkin, it was a two-story wooden clapboard building with a wood shingled roof. This was Mt. Vernon’s . . . — — Map (db m103719) HM
A Rockcastle County post of the national GAR held meetings in this building for decades until the last of the local Union veterans became too old or died. It was a national fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union’s army, navy, and . . . — — Map (db m103723) HM
Side A
Rockcastle Co.
War Memorial
Side B
World War I
(list of 19 names)
Side C
World War II
(list of 81 names)
Side D
Korean War
(list of 5 names)
Congressional Medal of Honor Winner
Viet Nam . . . — — Map (db m85410) WM
The 52nd Kentucky county. Created
out of Knox, Lincoln, Madison,
Pulaski counties. Isaac Lindsey,
who came here with a hunting party
in 1767, observed a lone rock which
resembled an ancient castle. From
this the river was named, later
the . . . — — Map (db m84512) HM
