For over 70 years, Gratz was a busy port town and the Kentucky River was its i
highway, Between 1848 and 1930, steamboats and packets plied the river, docking
at Clay's Lick Landing just north of town. Steamboats carried passengers to and
from . . . — — Map (db m205603) HM
Highway 22/Gratz Bridge
The Department of Highways built the Highway 22/Gratz Bridge
during a time of major road improvements in Kentucky. Automobiles
unit trucks were becoming increasingly common and the public
demanded better roads. By . . . — — Map (db m205602) HM
Samuel Sanders, a steamboat captain before and after the Civil War, braved the Kentucky River under occasional sniper fire from the Confederate army to bring supplies from Louisville to Monterey and up the Kentucky River to Shaker Landing.
Given . . . — — Map (db m22121) HM
3rd Corp. Henry Sparks (1753-1836) was Revolutionary War soldier from Virginia; served with Commander-in-Chief's Guard, "the flower and pick of American army." While with this bodyguard Sparks fought at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. . . . — — Map (db m22123) HM
Harry Clark Karsner (1914-1971).
Served Owen Court as a magistrate,
the director of First Farmers Bank,
Owen County Board of Education,
deacon Old Cedar Baptist Church,
and served as state Aeronautics
Commissioner. He flew his . . . — — Map (db m205233) HM
Old New Liberty
Settled before 1800, incorporated, 1827. Owen County formed, 1819.
"Church on the Twins", organized 1801, first in the County. Now the New Liberty Baptist Church.
One of the earliest log cabins, built 1806 by John . . . — — Map (db m175120) HM
Governor A. B. Chandler threw switch at New Liberty Substation, January 29, 1938, to energize some 130 miles and brought electricity to 370 homes and businesses by December. Owen County R.E.C.C. now includes 9 counties. Charter members, 1937, were: . . . — — Map (db m88068) HM
This Rev. War soldier entered U. S. service from Boone's Station, 1780. Served as garrison guard there and as Indian spy; under Geo. Rogers Clark on raids at Old Chillicothe and Piqua. Marched with Benj. Logan to reinforce troops at Blue Licks; . . . — — Map (db m175122) HM
First named Williamsburg for James
Williams, who came from Maryland,
set up trading post about 1805.
In 1847, legislature established
town of Monterey, named for battle
of Mexican War, on land owned by
George C. Branham. Steamboats, in
heyday . . . — — Map (db m205600) HM
Lee was born on May 11, 1888, in Owen County.
In 1904, he entered the US Naval Academy. He
earned a position on the Navy Rifle Team and
eventually the National Rifle Team. Lee
graduated in 1908 and served as an inspector of
ordnance. While . . . — — Map (db m136266) HM
