On Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
For Col. Stephen Trigg, Virginian. Came to Ky. as member of Court of Land Commissioners, 1779. Settled Trigg's Station near Harrodsburg, 1780. In Va. Legislature was active in establishing town of Louisville, 1780. Justice of Peace, on first Lincoln . . . — — Map (db m123641) HM
On Main Street at Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Gen. Hylan B. Lyon with 800 men
invaded Ky., Dec. 1864, to enforce
CSA draft law and divert USA from
Nashville. In 23 days he burned
seven courthouses used by Union
forces. See map on reverse side.
Lyon came to Cadiz, December 13.
US . . . — — Map (db m123268) HM
On Canton Road, 0.3 miles Blue Spring Road (Kentucky Route 1489), on the right when traveling south.
On May 15, 1820, justices of the peace, commissioned for the newly formed Trigg County, met at the log home of Samuel Orr, in the vicinity of this well, in town of Warrington. Composing the court were: Samuel Orr, Abraham Boyd, Ferdinand Wadlington, . . . — — Map (db m123644) HM
On Main Street at Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Henry Cornelius Burnett, 1825-66, represented district, U.S. Congress, 1855-61. Presided at Russellville Convention in Nov., 1861, which formed Ky. provisional government. A member of Confederate Congress from Ky., 1861-65. After dispersal of CSA . . . — — Map (db m123642) HM
On Linton Road (Kentucky Route 164) at Majestic Drive/Ferry Landing Road, on the right when traveling south on Linton Road.
Stacker Furnace
Also called Olive Landing and Line Island, was built here by William Ewing and French Rayburn in 1845-46, and was afterward owned by Samuel Stacker. It had a steam-powered air blast. Using ore from deposits nearby and locally . . . — — Map (db m179496) HM
On Main Street south of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south.
Honor Roll
In memory of those
Trigg Countians
who made the
supreme sacrifice
World War I
Joe F. Ahart • John J. Blakely • George Brison • Andrew J. Burnett • ★ Arthur Carpenter • West Harris Crump • Willie Cunningham • . . . — — Map (db m169103) WM