Historical Markers and War Memorials in Augusta, Kentucky
Brooksville is the county seat for Bracken County
Augusta is in Bracken County
Bracken County(23) ► ADJACENT TO BRACKEN COUNTY Harrison County(24) ► Mason County(82) ► Pendleton County(8) ► Robertson County(12) ► Brown County, Ohio(56) ► Clermont County, Ohio(122) ►
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On Heather Renee French Boulevard (Kentucky Route 8) at Frankfort Street, on the right when traveling west on Heather Renee French Boulevard.
Stephen Collins Foster, as youth, visited here, May 1833. His uncle, Dr. Joseph S. Tomlinson, was then President of Augusta College. The musical, harmonious voices from the old Negro church on the hill floated softly over the town. “It can . . . — — Map (db m136271) HM
On Frankfort Street north of East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1822 the trustees of Bracken Academy with conferences of the Methodist Church of Kentucky and Ohio, merged to found Augusta College. The first established Methodist college in the world. — — Map (db m85801) HM
On Heather Renee French Boulevard (Kentucky Route 8) at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Heather Renee French Boulevard.
By Sept. 1862 6,000 Union troops had gone from this district. Only 100 Home Guards left, under Col. Bradford. On Sept. 27, Col. Duke with 350 Morgan Raiders attacked. Guards secreted in houses fought until Raiders penetrated area, burned and . . . — — Map (db m85877) HM
On East 2nd Street at Bracken Street, on the right on East 2nd Street.
Lest We Forget World War I Andrew Ballinger • Ottie Case • Earl Fronk • Hobert Galbraith • Robert Gerhard • Virgil C. Hester • Herbert M. Hill • Hugh Jett • Willie Lucas • Eugene O. McAtee • Charles Teegarden World War II Tice C. Adams • . . . — — Map (db m85926) WM
On Augusta chatham Road (Kentucky Route 19) north of Mary Ingles Highway (Kentucky Route 8), on the left when traveling south.
During the 1870s, leading wine-producing county of US, furnishing over 30,000 gallons annually, half the entire national production. Germans, finding soil here similar to that in France and Spain, brought grape cultivation and wine production to . . . — — Map (db m136283) HM
On Heather Renee French Boulevard (Kentucky Route 8) just west of Augusta Chatham Road (Kentucky Route 19), on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Formed from parts of Campbell and
Mason. Named for William Bracken,
hunter, fisherman, Indian fighter,
came here 1773. Birthplace of John
Gregg Fee, founder of Berea College,
1855. Birthplace and home of Dr.
Joshua Taylor Bradford, . . . — — Map (db m136282) HM
On West Riverside Drive west of Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Noted for the distinctive Virginia "Piedmont" style entrances, Dr. Joshua Taylor Bradford, a pioneering surgeon, lived and had his office here. Dr. Bradford organized the Bracken County militia and heroically lead his home guard against superior . . . — — Map (db m217844) HM
On Heather Renee French Boulevard (Kentucky Route 8) 0.2 miles west of Park View Street, on the right when traveling west.
This memorial honors all American veterans who, although separated by generations, shared a common, undeniable goal – to valiantly protect our country's freedoms.
The memories of these American veterans will continue to live on whenever and . . . — — Map (db m217868) WM
On Cemetery Drive at Heather Renee French Boulevard (Kentucky Route 8), on the left when traveling south on Cemetery Drive.
This memorial honors all American veterans who, although separated by generations, shared a common, undeniable goal – to valiantly protect our country's freedoms.
The memories of these American veterans will continue to live on whenever and . . . — — Map (db m217869) WM
On West Park Street south of West 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
Captain Philip Buckner, an Englishman, was a Revolutionary War veteran. He came to Va., served adopted colony as issuing commissary, received extensive land grants, then settled here. In 1797, he donated this lot for Augusta Public Square as part of . . . — — Map (db m86656) HM
On West Riverside Drive at Williams Street, on the right when traveling east on West Riverside Drive.
This log cabin was built using white oak logs cut in 1797, with the oldest log displaying a growth ring from 1690. It is believed to be the oldest school building still standing in the tri-state region. Due to its larger size and high-quality . . . — — Map (db m217843) HM
On East Riverside Drive at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on East Riverside Drive.
The Civil War came to Augusta on
September 27, 1862, a day of fierce
fighting between pro-Union home
guards led by Colonel Joshua Taylor
Bradford, and Confederate cavalry led
by Colonel Basil Duke, brother-in-law
of General John Hunt Morgan, . . . — — Map (db m217855) HM
On West 2nd Street at Park View Street, on the right when traveling east on West 2nd Street.
Fort Ancient Village at Augusta Augusta is located on the site of a major settlement of the Fort Ancient people, who lived here between AD 1500 and 1650. The village consisted of large communal houses built around a central plaza. Archaeologists . . . — — Map (db m217822) HM
On Ferry Street at West Riverside Drive on Ferry Street.
Weeping Eye Gorget
This classic Fort Ancient marine conch gorget was found in Augusta ca. 1950 at site 14BK4.
General John Payne
While a resident of Augusta, Payne wrote Gen. Lewis Collins and informed James Overton that he had . . . — — Map (db m217841) HM
