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Historical Markers in Crestwood, Kentucky

 
Clickable Map of Oldham County, Kentucky and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Oldham County, KY (28) Henry County, KY (9) Jefferson County, KY (364) Shelby County, KY (25) Trimble County, KY (6) Clark County, IN (60)  OldhamCounty(28) Oldham County (28)  HenryCounty(9) Henry County (9)  JeffersonCounty(364) Jefferson County (364)  ShelbyCounty(25) Shelby County (25)  TrimbleCounty(6) Trimble County (6)  ClarkCountyIndiana(60) Clark County (60)
La Grange is the county seat for Oldham County
Crestwood is in Oldham County
      Oldham County (28)  
ADJACENT TO OLDHAM COUNTY
      Henry County (9)  
      Jefferson County (364)  
      Shelby County (25)  
      Trimble County (6)  
      Clark County, Indiana (60)  
 
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1 Kentucky, Oldham County, Crestwood — 650 — David Wark Griffith1875 - 1948
Oldham County native buried here. Renowned as director-producer of The Birth of a Nation, film drama of Civil War and post-bellum era, and also Intolerance, Orphans of the Storm, Broken Blossoms. He created dramatic and photographic effects, . . . Map (db m25924) HM
2 Kentucky, Oldham County, Crestwood — Farming Community Around The Maples Park
The area east of the Maples Park was originally known as “Beard's Station” and was a stop along local stagecoach routes. With the introduction of the railroad, the name was shortened to “Beard” and subsequently “Crestwood,” in 1909, after locals . . . Map (db m223400) HM
3 Kentucky, Oldham County, Crestwood — History of the Maples Park
Known historically as “The Maples,” these beautiful 22 acres was once use for small-scale farming and countryside enjoyment. Purchased at the turn of the 20th century, Henry L. Ott (1878-1933) and his wife Margaret Klaus Ott (1887-1958) named the . . . Map (db m223396) HM
4 Kentucky, Oldham County, Crestwood — 2470 — Richard James Oglesby
Born on July 25, 1824 in Floydsburg, Oldham Co., he was one of eight children born to Col. Jacob and Isabella Watson Oglesby, who, with two of his siblings, died in the 1833 cholera epidemic. Oglesby was raised by an uncle and moved to Decatur, Ill. . . . Map (db m174576) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Apr. 24, 2024