On Moutardier Road south of Oakland Hills Road, on the right when traveling south.
Nolin Furnace Also called Baker Furnace after its
ironmaster, John H. Baker,
was built in 1848, a mile north,
by Craddock &. Co. The top of the
stone stack, about 40 ft high
originally, is still visible when
water in the Nolin Reservoir . . . — — Map (db m171787) HM
On Grayson Springs Road west of Western Kentucky Parkway, on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1847 by Benjamin Lone Rogers,
around a log cabin that dates back to
1789. Mansion took its name from a
cluster of trees that originally grew in
front of the house. This transitional Greek
Revival structure is one of the oldest . . . — — Map (db m171785) HM
On Public Square at North Main Street (U.S. 62), on the left when traveling south on Public Square.
For Col. William Grayson, 1740-90,
aide de-camp to Gen. Washington.
Lawyer; in Revolutionary Army,
1776-79; Board of War, 1780-81;
Virginia Assembly and Continental
Congress, 1784-87; State Convention
ratifying Federal Constitution . . . — — Map (db m123269) HM
On Public Square at East Main Street, on the left when traveling north on Public Square. Reported missing.
Twenty-two Kentucky courthouses were burned during Civil War, nineteen in last fifteen months: twelve by Confederates, eight by guerrillas, two by Union accident. See map on reverse side.
Dec. 24, 1864, a contingent of CSA Gen. Lyon's force . . . — — Map (db m123438) HM
On Public Square at West Main Street, on the left when traveling south on Public Square.
In memory of the men of Grayson County who gave their lives for our freedom.
Martin Alvey, Verna Anderson, Edgar Baker, Emmett Beville, Oscar Boone, Malcolm Bozarth, Floyd Brooks, Andrew Cannon, Miles Dennison, Robert Downs, Willis Duggins, . . . — — Map (db m125032) WM
On East Main Street at South Clinton Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
First story, east wing of house, was the earliest brick residence in Grayson County. It was built ca. 1810 by Jack Thomas, first county and circuit court clerk. He added two-story brick wing on north, Federal style. Despite alterations of the . . . — — Map (db m123436) HM
On South Clinton Street at East Main Street, on the right when traveling south on South Clinton Street.
Leitchfield was laid off 1810, and named for David Leitch, prominent landowner and founder of Leitch's Station. His estate gave land for Grayson's county seat. Site chosen because of fresh water springs, particularly "Big Spring" nearby. Grayson's . . . — — Map (db m123434) HM
On Elizabethtown Road (U.S. 62) at Shaw Station Road, on the right when traveling west on Elizabethtown Road.
Shaw's Station
Named for Benham (Bonum) Shaw, this pioneer settlement (today's Leitchfield) was located at the headwaters of Beaver Dam Creek. This station was a stop along the important trail which ran from settlements at Nashville, Tenn., . . . — — Map (db m123433) HM
