According to local tradition, the Crittenden County Courthouse was burned by Brigadier General Hylan B. Lyon, CSA on January 25, 1865 as part of a raid into Kentucky during which Lyon’s troops burned a number of western Kentucky county courthouses. . . . — — Map (db m79189) HM
This house was probably built by James L. Dallam, clerk of the county court, in the very late 1830s or early 1840s. While the courthouse was under construction Dallam used one of the front rooms as the court clerks office in 1842. The house has . . . — — Map (db m245384) HM
Lyon was the son of Matthew Lyon. He represented Caldwell County in the Kentucky House of Representatives during 1822-24 when Lyon County was still a part of that county. As a Jacksonian he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives serving . . . — — Map (db m124036) HM
Born in Lyon County Kentucky, Corporal Andrew Jackson Smith (1843-1932) served as a member of the 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the United States Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary valor in the face of deadly enemy . . . — — Map (db m124038) HM
Home of Willis B. Machen (1810-93). He was a member of the Kentucky Constitutional Convention 1849, Ky. Senate 1853, Ky. House of Rep. 1855-61, Confederate Congress
1861-65, US Senate 1872-73. He was one of only a few that served in both CSA and . . . — — Map (db m169118) HM
The Battle of Sarataga
The confrontation at Saratoga was
one of the earliest Civil War
actions in Kentucky. On Oct. 26,
1861, 300 Union soldiers
surprised 160 Confederate recruits
stationed here, which resulted in
7 CSA deaths & 3 . . . — — Map (db m169110) HM
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