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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Carter County

 
Clickable Map of Carter 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 Carter County, KY (21) Boyd County, KY (42) Elliott County, KY (4) Greenup County, KY (48) Lawrence County, KY (12) Lewis County, KY (20) Rowan County, KY (22)  CarterCounty(21) Carter County (21)  BoydCounty(42) Boyd County (42)  ElliottCounty(4) Elliott County (4)  GreenupCounty(48) Greenup County (48)  LawrenceCounty(12) Lawrence County (12)  LewisCounty(20) Lewis County (20)  RowanCounty(22) Rowan County (22)
Grayson is the county seat for Carter County
Adjacent to Carter County, Kentucky
Boyd County (42)  ►
Elliott County (4)  ►
Greenup County (48)  ►
Lawrence County (12)  ►
Lewis County (20)  ►
Rowan County (22)  ►
 
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1 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Counts Crossroads — 1222 — Aviation Pioneer / Matthew B. Sellers —
On U.S. 60 at Grahn Rd (Kentucky Route 182), on the left when traveling south on U.S. 60.
2 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — 637 — A Masterful Retreat — Confederate Raids and Invasions and a Federal Retreat, in Kentucky. —
On Kentucky Route 7 at Route 1496, on the left when traveling south on Kentucky Route 7.
3 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — 642 — A Masterful Retreat — Confederate Raids and Invasions, and a Federal Retreat, in Kentucky
On East Main Street (U.S. 60) west of Prichard School Drive. Reported missing.
4 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — 221 — Civil War Reunion —
On Landsdown Avenue at College Street on Landsdown Avenue.
5 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — 1247 — County Named, 1838 —
On West Main Street.
6 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — 1596 — Eastern Kentucky Railway —
On Carol Malone Boulevard (Kentucky Route 7) just north of East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
7 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — 914 — Mount Savage Furnace —
On Hitchens Road (Kentucky Route 1) south of East Main Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south.
8 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — 1148 — Pactolus Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky —
On Carol Malone Road (Kentucky Route 1) 1 mile north of Interstate 64, on the right when traveling south.
9 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — We Honor William Jason Fields —
On West Main Street (U.S. 60) west of Veterans Square when traveling west.
10 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — World War I Memorial
On West Main Street at North Court Street on West Main Street. Reported missing.
11 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Hitchins — 2246 — Eastern Kentucky Railway — Hitchins —
On Route 773 0.1 miles west of Hitchens Rd ( Route 1), on the left when traveling west.
12 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Olive Hill — 1177 — Beckham County —
On W Tom T. Hall Boulevard (U.S. 60) at Route 2078, on the right when traveling west on W Tom T. Hall Boulevard.
13 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Olive Hill — Carter County 20th Century War Memorial —
On West Tom T Hall Boulevard just east of Whitt Street, on the right when traveling east.
14 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Olive Hill — Historical Mural by Northeast WIA Youth — 2002-2006 —
On West Tom T Hall Boulevard (U.S. 60) just west of Whitt Street, on the left when traveling east.
15 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Olive Hill — 640 — Home of Gov. Fields —
On Ridge Drive at Old US 60 Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east on Ridge Drive.
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16 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Olive Hill — Tom T. Hall —
On West Tom T Hall Boulevard (U.S. 60) 0.1 miles west of Whitt Street, on the right when traveling west.
17 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Rush — 1018 — Star Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky —
On U.S. 60 just west of Clay Hollow Road, on the left when traveling west.
18 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Willard — 2301 — Eastern Kentucky Railway — Willard —
On Kentucky Route 1 just north of Route 1496, on the left when traveling south.
19 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Wolf — 209 — Saltpeter Cave —
On Cave Road.
20 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Wolf — Seasonal Tours — Saltpetre Cave —
On Local Road 8024A 0.2 miles east of Cave Road, on the right when traveling north.
21 ► Kentucky, Carter County, Wolf — The Caves Of Carter County —
On Local Route 8024A 0.2 miles east of Cave Road, on the right when traveling north.
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026