THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
 
 
 
 
 
 
14 entries match your criteria.  

 
 

Entries Containing All of the Phrases «campbell county» AND «kentucky»

This list will also include matches for inflectional* forms of the words.
 
By Tom Bosse, July 4, 2018
Campbell County / Kentucky Marker
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► Tennessee, Campbell County, Jellico — 1 D1 — Tennessee - Campbell County / Kentucky —
On U.S. 25 at State Street, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 25.
Campbell County Established 1806: reportedly named in honor of Col. Arthur Campbell. Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses; Commanded 70th Regiment Virginia Militia, in the Revolution; Commissioner for negotiation of Indian Treaties in . . . — — Map (db m119950) HM

2 ► Kentucky, Campbell County, Newport — Campbell County, Kentucky World War II Monument —
On York Street (U.S. 27) south of Court Place, on the right when traveling south.
(Obelisk) Dedicated to those who served. (small brass plaque) Enclosed in this stone are the names of the men and women of this community who served their country during the . . . — — Map (db m175077) WM

3 ► Kentucky, Campbell County, Alexandria — Grants Lick — Campbell County, Kentucky — Surveyed October 10, 1797 —
On Clayridge Road south of Smith-Hiteman Road, on the right when traveling south.
Many salt wells located in this area, left over from the last Ice Age. Salt making was an early business in Grant's Lick. John Grant was one of the owners, and the entire area is named for him. Mary (Boone) Bryan — sister to Col. Daniel Boone — is . . . — — Map (db m175100) HM

4 ► Kentucky, Campbell County, Southgate — Major David Leitch Monument — Erected by his wife Keturah Moss —
Near Alexandria Pike (U.S. 27) at the Evergreen Cemetery entrance, on the right when traveling north.
(right side) Sacred to the memory of Major David Leitch, who was born at Glasgow in Scotland, Sept. 11th A.D. 1753. At an early age he emigrated to America with an elder brother and settled at Richmond, Virginia. A brave and . . . — — Map (db m281054) HM

5 ► Kentucky, Campbell County, Southgate — Stop 7 — Richard Southgate — Evergreen Cemetery Tour —
Near 25 Alexandria Pike (U.S. 27) at the Evergreen Cemetery entrance, on the right when traveling south.
Richard Southgate, a lawyer, came to Newport in 1795. He was appointed Commonwealth Attorney for Campbell County in 1798, voted State Representative in 1803, and served as State Senator from 1817-1821. The city of Southgate was named for him; at . . . — — Map (db m279754) HM

6 ► Kentucky, Campbell County, Southgate — 1867 — William H. Horsfall —
On Alexandria Pike (U.S. 27) at the Evergreen Cemetery entrance, on the right when traveling south on Alexandria Pike.
One of youngest Kentuckians to receive the Medal of Honor for service during the Civil War is buried in Evergreen Cemetery. Horsfall, born in Newport, 1847, was a drummer in Company G, First Ky. Infantry (USA). Medal was awarded for saving the life . . . — — Map (db m62013) HM

7 ► Kentucky, Boone County, Florence — 1253 — Boone County, 1798 —
On Interstate 71 (U.S. I-71S).
Formed by legislative act from a part of Campbell County. Names for Daniel Boone, renowned Kentucky pioneer-explorer. Big Boone Lick, graveyard of the mammoth, was discovered in 1729 by Capt. M. de Longueil. In 1756, Mary Inglis was brought . . . — — Map (db m61867) HM

8 ► Tennessee, Campbell County, Jellico — Conflict in Campbell County — War in the Mountains —
On Indian Mountain State Park Circle, on the left when traveling north.
The Civil War in Campbell County was often personal. Few residents owned slaves, and a large majority – 1,094 to 60 – voted against secession in June 1861. Local men formed what became Co. A and Co. B, 1st Tennessee Infantry (US), at the . . . — — Map (db m119921) HM
Paid Advertisement

9 ► Kentucky, Campbell County, Newport — James Taylor, Newport's Founder —
Near Riverboat Row.
In 1792 James Taylor sent his two sons, James and Hubbard, to Kentucky to assess 2,500 acres of land awarded him for service in the Revolutionary War. In 1793 the younger James was sent again with instructions to develop and expand those holdings. . . . — — Map (db m174741) HM
10 ► Kentucky, Campbell County, Newport — 1730 — Northern Kentucky University / Early Schoolhouse —
On Louie B Nunn Drive west of University Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Northern Kentucky University began as an extension center of University of Kentucky, 1948. It became community college, 1962, and by 1976 was a state university. It moved here from Covington in 1972. The 300-acre NKU campus is part of . . . — — Map (db m135013) HM

11 ► Kentucky, Campbell County, Bellevue — Toll House —
On East 6th Street west of Riviera Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Established in 1875, the Covert Run Turnpike covered two miles from Newport through Bellevue, to Ft. Thomas. By 1916, the turnpike was part of 62 miles of private road in Campbell County. The replica toll arm commemorates the turnpike toll house . . . — — Map (db m217791) HM

12 ► Kentucky, Campbell County, Fort Thomas — 990 — Samuel Woodfill —
On Alexandria Pike (U.S. 27) at Woodfill Avenue on Alexandria Pike.
“Outstanding soldier of the AEF," Gen. Pershing. “The first soldier of America,” Marshal Foch. Given Congressional Medal of Honor, the French Croix de Guerre and Legion of Honor. Alone he destroyed three machine gun nests, . . . — — Map (db m135046) HM
13 ► Tennessee, Campbell County, LaFollette — Big Creek Gap — Natural Opening —
On North Tennessee Avenue at North Indiana Avenue (U.S. 25W), on the right when traveling south on North Tennessee Avenue.
The road in front of you winds through Big Creek Gap, one of the few natural openings through the Cumberland Mountains in the region. During the Civil War, this corridor was much narrower and steeper, and even lightly loaded wagons found travel . . . — — Map (db m74229) HM

14 ► Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, South Nashville — The Free and the Unfree —
Near 4th Avenue South at Oak Street, on the right when traveling south.
During much of the 19th century, those who lived in the city came from all walks of life. Nashville's population was comprised of a combination of independent business owners, slaveholders, poor whites, Irish an german immigrants, free Blacks, and . . . — — Map (db m205371) HM
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Nov. 13, 2026