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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Nelson County

 
Clickable Map of Nelson 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 Nelson County, KY (89) Anderson County, KY (10) Bullitt County, KY (29) Hardin County, KY (128) Larue County, KY (33) Marion County, KY (28) Spencer County, KY (8) Washington County, KY (44)  NelsonCounty(89) Nelson County (89)  AndersonCounty(10) Anderson County (10)  BullittCounty(29) Bullitt County (29)  HardinCounty(128) Hardin County (128)  LarueCounty(33) Larue County (33)  MarionCounty(28) Marion County (28)  SpencerCounty(8) Spencer County (8)  WashingtonCounty(44) Washington County (44)
Bardstown is the county seat for Nelson County
Adjacent to Nelson County, Kentucky
Anderson County (10)  ►
Bullitt County (29)  ►
Hardin County (128)  ►
Larue County (33)  ►
Marion County (28)  ►
Spencer County (8)  ►
Washington County (44)  ►
 
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1 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 16b — “A Pretty Close Call” — Christmas Raid — December 29, 1862 —
2 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 2015 Flag Dedication —
3 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Abolitionism, War, Emancipation —
4 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Adam Anthony House — Circa 1800 —
5 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 1771 — Alexander Walters (1858-1917) —
6 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 1021 — An Early Turnpike / Mile Stones, ca. 1835 —
7 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 2596 — Austin Hubbard (Narcissa) House —
8 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 1668 — Bardstown —
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9 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Bardstown's First Church — circa 1812 —
10 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Beall's Row — 1810-1845 —
11 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 1686 — Ben Johnson House / Confederate Flag Raising —
12 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 1827 — Benedict Joseph Flaget — (1763 - 1850) —
13 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 1943 — Bethlehem Academy —
14 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 506 — Camp Charity —
15 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 1078 — Cedar Creek Baptist —
16 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Cistern —
17 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 2349 — Civil War in Bardstown —
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18 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 674 — Confederates Here — Confederate Raids and Invasions, and a Federal Retreat, in Kentucky —
19 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 956 — County Named, 1784 —
20 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Crume Drug Store —
21 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Crystal Building —
22 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Daniel Arthur Rudd — Kentucky Black Trailblazers —
23 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Daniel Rudd — 1854 - 1933 — Catholic - Publisher - Teacher - Visionary —
24 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 1101 — Edgewood —
25 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 1102 — Federal Hill — My Old Kentucky Home —
26 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 1066 — Ferguson Chapel Site —
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27 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 2168 — Froman’s Road and Station / McGee’s Stone Castle —
28 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Harrison-Smith House — Circa 1799 —
29 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Jailers Inn Bed and Breakfast — Oldest Operating Jail in the State of Kentucky Until 1987 — 1797 —
30 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — John Fitch Memorial —
31 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 1586 — Kincheloe's Station —
32 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Lot #50 - A History of Old City Hall —
33 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Lt. General Harold G. Moore Jr. —
34 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Mack Rowan — Kentucky Black Trailblazers — Stories of Strength and Resilience —
35 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — McLean House — 1820 —
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36 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — McLean House — Circa 1814 —
37 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — My Old Kentucky Home —
38 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 896 — Nazareth College —
39 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Nelson Countians who served and Gave All —
40 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Nelson Countians who served and Gave All —
41 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Nelson County World War I, World War II, Korean War, & Vietnam War Memorial —
42 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Old County Jail - 1819 —
43 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 2546 — One Room School House —
44 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Parc Billom —
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45 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Replica of the First Steamboat —
46 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 820 — Rogers Station, 1780 —
47 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 1281 — Rowan-Chambers Duel —
48 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 2111 — Saint Joseph Cathedral / Diocese of Bardstown —
49 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 857 — Saint Thomas Farm —
50 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 1285 — Salem Academy —
51 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Slave Assignments & Trades —
52 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Slave Population & Deaths —
53 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Smiley-Losson Building — Circa 1812 —
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54 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Spalding & Sons — Estb. 1856 —
55 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 1897 — Spalding Hall —
56 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 944 — Steamboat Inventor —
57 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 1282 — Successful Surgery —
58 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Talbott Tavern —
59 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Tannery Hill — Wetland & Greenspace —
60 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Tannery Hill Hiking Trail — Welcome! —
61 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — The Chapeze House — 1817 —
62 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — The Cobblestone Path —
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63 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — The Enslaved as Property —
64 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — The First Cedar Creek Baptist Church —
65 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — The Harrison-Smith House — Circa 1795 & 1815 —
66 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — The Jacob Rizer House — Circa 1802 —
67 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — The Lafayette Hotel — Circa 1825 —
68 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — The Smiley - Browne Building — 1843 —
69 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — The Talbott Tavern — Reported permanently removed
70 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Twenty-Five Damned Yankees — The Great Raid — July 5-6, 1863 —
71 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 2462 — Union Church —
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72 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Vietnam 1969 Memorial —
73 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Wickland —
74 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Wickland — Home of Three Governors —
75 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — 1604 — Wickland —
76 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Wilson & Muir Bank & Trust Co. — Since 1865 —
77 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bloomfield — 2249 — Ham Brown Log Cabin —
78 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bloomfield — 1883 — James Guthrie (1792-1869) —
79 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bloomfield — 1077 — Romantic 1825 Tragedy —
80 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bloomfield — 2228 — Walnut Groves Farm —
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81 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Boston — 1471 — Goodwin (Goodin) Fort —
82 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Boston — 705 — Morgan's Second Raid — Confederate Raids and Invasions, and a Federal Retreat, in Kentucky —
83 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Coxs Creek — Cox's Station —
84 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Coxs Creek — 2526 — Original Site of St. Michael's Parish —
85 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Nelsonville — 1113 — Nelson Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky —
86 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, New Haven — 40-et 8 Box Car —
87 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, New Haven — Engine #11 —
88 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, New Haven — 17a — Fight at New Haven — Christmas Raid — December 30, 1862 — Reported unreadable
89 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, New Haven — 2200 — L&N Steam Engine 152 —
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026