On Bardstown Road (U.S. 150) at Old Frederickstown / Bardstown Road (County Route 1872), on the left when traveling west on Bardstown Road.
The first county formed by first Assembly of Kentucky, 1792. Named for Geo. Washington. Springfield, county seat, laid off, 1793, by Matthew Walton; veteran of War of Revolution, legislator. Courthouse built in 1816, oldest used as such in state . . . — — Map (db m121609) HM
On Mackville Hill Road (Kentucky Route 152) at Mackville Elementary School Drive, on the right when traveling east on Mackville Hill Road. Reported unreadable.
John Hunt Morgan and his men arrived in Mackville on Saturday evening, July 12, 1862, following raids on Lebanon and Springfield. Shortly after their arrival a skirmish ensued between Morgan’s men and the Home Guard. The Home Guard took two . . . — — Map (db m152653) HM
On Lebanon Hill Road (Kentucky Route 55) 0.3 miles south of Montgomery Lane, on the right when traveling north.
One of the ablest orators, lawyers, lawmakers in early Ky. Moved to Nelson, now Washington Co., with parents. In 1808, he settled at Bardstown where his career earned him the title "last of race of giants." Member state legislature 9 yrs.; U.S. . . . — — Map (db m99432) HM
On Lincoln Park Road (Kentucky Route 528) at East Main Street (Business U.S. 150), on the right when traveling north on Lincoln Park Road.
On the morning of July 5, 1863, Springfield awoke to the roar of cannon fire coming from Lebanon. That afternoon John Hunt Morgan’s column reached Springfield with over 300 Federal prisoners in tow.
Young Will McChord, then eleven, described . . . — — Map (db m99436) HM
On Walnut Street at East Grundy Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Walnut Street.
This home was built by J.A. Seay circa 1882 when Andrew Cunningham lived here with his wife Elizabeth Bullock. Mr. Cunningham operated the dry goods store in Springfield.
The house was purchased in 1932, from the Springfield State Bank, by George . . . — — Map (db m121749) HM
On Lincoln Park Road, on the left when traveling north.
When building lots were first surveyed for Springfield’s downtown, this location was much sought after because of its proximity to the courthouse. William Pile had a storehouse here in 1797, and John Lancaster owned the lot in 1813. Prior to 1876, . . . — — Map (db m121745) HM
On Walnut Street, on the left when traveling north.
Home of Elizabeth Madox Roberts, novelist, poet. Best known works, Time of Man, 1926, Great Meadow, 1930, both written here. The latter also published in England, Germany, Spain; made into successful movie. She wrote all of her novels, . . . — — Map (db m121590) HM
On Lebanon Hill Road (Kentucky Route 528) north of Alma Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Built in 1851, by Wm. S. Davison, son of the town's first merchant. Typical Italianate style employed by Blue Grass architect Lewinski. Purchased by Hugh McElroy, 1858. In early Oct., 1862, Union forces moved through Springfield before Battle of . . . — — Map (db m121596) HM
On East Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
Grundy gained prominence in Ky. as a celebrated criminal lawyer and political leader. He practiced law on Main St., Springfield, took part in 2nd Constitutional Conv., served Washington County in legislature (1800-02); Nelson Co. (18004-06). Became . . . — — Map (db m99453) HM
On Valley Hill Road, on the right when traveling north.
Grundy Plantation
Settled by George and Elizabeth Grundy in 1780 after fleeing war-torn Berkeley Co., Va. This wilderness frontier of Va., then called Kaintuckee, became a state in 1792. Son Samuel stayed on the farm and expanded it. Another . . . — — Map (db m121607) HM
On Walnut Street at East High Street, on the right when traveling north on Walnut Street.
Built on part of Matthew Walton's land used to establish Springfield. Deeded, 1817, to John Thompson by town trustees. Bought same year by John Bainbridge, who operated a tavern there. Sold in 1830 to D.H. Spears, noted silversmith. Later owned by . . . — — Map (db m99456) HM
On East Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Louis Sansbury (1806-1861), a black slave, owned by George Sansbury, was left with keys to Sansbury’s hotel to watch over his business. In 1833, left virtually alone with the sick and dying, Sansbury fed and treated the many cholera sufferers . . . — — Map (db m121747) HM
On Lincoln Park Road at East High Street, on the left when traveling north on Lincoln Park Road.
On June 12, 1806, he performed the marriage of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, who, in 1809, became the parents of Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the U.S. Head, born in Maryland in 1768, "came a-preaching" to Kentucky in 1798. Cabinet maker, . . . — — Map (db m99457) HM
Near East Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
Service Battery 623 F.A. BN.
Kentucky National Guard
Ordered Into Service
Jan. 23, 1951
Sailed for Korea Dec. 4, 1951
2nd Korean Winter
Korea – Summer / fall 1952
3rd Korean Winter
Korea – Summer 1953
Men from Washington and . . . — — Map (db m121744) WM
On East Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
On this site in _____ stood the little office of the Clerk of the Washington County Sourt where Thomas Lincoln gave bond and secured a license to marry Nancy Hanks. The wedding took place at Beechland this county on June ____ — — Map (db m121746) HM
Near Beechland Road (Kentucky Route 438) near Lincoln Park Road (Kentucky Route 528), on the left when traveling east.
The Lincoln Cabin is a replica of the log cabin in which the President’s grandmother, Bersheba, raised her children.
Thomas Lincoln, father of the President, lived here until he was 25 years old. The cabin is furnished in the pioneer style and . . . — — Map (db m46307) HM
On Lincoln Park Road at East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Lincoln Park Road.
The certified marriage bond of Thomas Lincoln to Nancy Hanks, parents of Abraham Lincoln, is on file here in Washington Co. Courthouse. Here also preserved is full account of the wedding. Lincoln Homestead State Park, seven miles north, now marks . . . — — Map (db m121577) HM
On Beechland Road (Kentucky Route 438) at Lincoln Park Road (Kentucky Route 528), on the left when traveling east on Beechland Road.
(side 1)
Pioneer Spirit
The westward movement was an enticement felt by many nineteenth century families, and the Lincolns were in the heart of it. A friend of the family was the infamous frontiersman Daniel Boone, and it has . . . — — Map (db m46249) HM
On Beechland Road (Kentucky Route 438) at Lincoln Park Road (Kentucky Route 528), on the left when traveling east on Beechland Road.
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Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, the parents of future president Abraham Lincoln, were married near here on June 12, 1806. Shortly after their wedding, the couple moved to Elizabethtown, where their daughter, Sarah, was born. The . . . — — Map (db m46250) HM
On East Main Street (Kentucky Route 152) east of Walnut Street (Kentucky Route 1584), on the left when traveling east.
On Tuesday morning, December 30, thirty-nine hundred Confederate cavalrymen led by John Hunt Morgan left Bardstown, making every effort to beat the Union forces to the Cumberland River crossing at Burkesville. Their progress was hampered by a cold . . . — — Map (db m99437) HM
On Mt. Zion Road (Kentucky Route 458), on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
The covered bridge over Little Beech Fork is 211 feet long and 16 feet wide. It utilizes the Burr truss design and is one of the longest multi-spans in Ky. The contractors were H. I. and William F. Barnes of Mount Washington. Original cost of . . . — — Map (db m121604) HM
Near Beechland Road (Kentucky Route 438) at Lincoln Park Road (Kentucky Route 528), on the left when traveling east.
Thomas Lincoln
Thomas Lincoln was born on January 7, 1778, in Rockingham County, Virginia, to Captain Abraham and Bathsheba Lincoln. He was the youngest of three sons and the fourth of five children. The Lincoln family migrated from . . . — — Map (db m46311) HM
On East Main Street (Kentucky Route 152) at Walnut Street (Kentucky Route 1584), on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
CSA Gen. John H. Morgan's cavalry moved thru Springfield on raids July 12 and December 30, 1862. On third raid, into Ohio, after battle of Lebanon, July 5 1863, Union prisoners brought here but paroled to speed CSA movement. Confederate invasion . . . — — Map (db m99438) HM
On Bardstown Road west of St. Catharine College Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Cradle and Mother House of the Dominican Sisters in U.S. First settlement at St. Rose Farm, 1822. Known as St. Magdalen Academy from 1823 to 1851. Renamed, 1851, St. Catharine of Sienna. Mother Angela Sansbury, O.P., and Rev. S. T. Wilson, O.P., . . . — — Map (db m170101) HM
On Loretto Road, on the right when traveling east.
Founded, 1806, by Fr. Fenwick from Maryland. First Dominican religious house and second oldest priory in the U.S. Site of first Catholic college west of Alleghenies, 1807. St. Thomas School here, 1809-28. Jefferson Davis, later President of . . . — — Map (db m121601) HM
Near Beechland Road (Kentucky Route 438) at Lincoln Park Road (Kentucky Route 528), on the left when traveling east.
Thomas Lincoln proposed to Nancy Hanks in this house, originally located on Beech Creek about one mile from here. At the time, Nancy was living with her cousin, Francis Berry, and his family.
Lucy Shipley Hanks and her daughter, Nancy, . . . — — Map (db m46270) HM
On Lincoln Park Road (Kentucky Route 528) south of Fairlane Drive, on the left when traveling south.
Mordecai Lincoln, uncle to President Abraham Lincoln, lived in this house from around 1797 to 1811.
His father, Captain Abraham Lincoln, the grandfather and namesake of the future president, came to Jefferson County, Virginia, in 1782. In . . . — — Map (db m46243) HM
Near Beechland Road (Kentucky Route 438) at Lincoln Park Road (Kentucky Route 528), on the left when traveling east.
The Lincoln Cabin is a replica of the cabin in which President Abraham Lincoln’s grandmother Bersheba Lincoln, lived and raised her children after the death of her husband, Abraham.
In the spring of 1786, Abraham and Bersheba Lincoln were . . . — — Map (db m46305) HM
Near Beechland Road (Kentucky Route 438) at Lincoln Park Road (Kentucky Route 528), on the left when traveling east.
President Abraham Lincoln’s great, great, great, great grandfather, Samuel Lincoln, left England in 1637, settling in Hingham, Massachusetts. The next four generations of Lincolns continued to move south and west — to New Jersey, then . . . — — Map (db m46301) HM
Near Beechland Road (Kentucky Route 438) near Lincoln Park Road (Kentucky Route 528), on the left when traveling east.
On June 12, 1806, Thomas Lincoln traveled to Springfield, Kentucky, to obtain a marriage license to wed Nancy Hanks. Richard Berry, Nancy's uncle, signed the document as guardian of the bride-to-be. Two days later, Thomas Lincoln and Nancy were . . . — — Map (db m46314) HM
Near Beechland Road (Kentucky Route 438) at Lincoln Park Road (Kentucky Route 528), on the left when traveling east.
The Nancy Hanks Memorial was constructed to honor the mother of President Abraham Lincoln. The native limestone memorial was dedicated on June 12, 1935, the 129th anniversary of the marriage between Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks.
Three young . . . — — Map (db m46263) HM
On East Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
World War I
1914-1918
Alvin L. Bottom
Roy Cocanougher
James Ellery
Robert Sterling Ensor
George Lloyd Haydon, Jr.
John Peters
James Lloyd Parrott
Stephen Ormsby Parrott, Jr.
Sammy Reed
John Manning Simms
John Spaulding
William N. . . . — — Map (db m121743) WM
On East Main Street west of East Ballard Street, on the right when traveling east.
Word of Morgan's raid on Lebanon on July 12 quickly reached Springfield, a tiny village of 500 residents. After hearing news of the raid, F.L. Davison, prominent local planter and businessman, sent Springfield resident John Meeks to the neighboring . . . — — Map (db m99458) HM
On Lincoln Park Road (Kentucky Route 528) at East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Lincoln Park Road.
Erected in honor of the noble sons of Washington County.
They served that liberty shall not perish from the earth.
1917 – World War – 1918
Not lest we forget, but lest posterity should fail to know.
Their names are recorded in . . . — — Map (db m121741) WM
On East Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Central Kentucky witnessed an influx of religions settling here after 1785.
The Presbyterians settled here in 1785 with Terah Templin being the first ordained minister in Kentucky. Located here is the Springfield Presbyterian Church, founded . . . — — Map (db m121748) HM
