1 ► Kentucky, Anderson County, Lawrenceburg — Anna Mac Clarke (1919-44) —

On South Main Street (Business Kentucky Route 127) at East Court Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.

2 ► Kentucky, Barren County, Glasgow — 2019 — Luska Joseph Twyman — (1913-1988) —

On Washington Street / South Public Square at South Race Street, on the right when traveling east on Washington Street / South Public Square.

3 ► Kentucky, Barren County, Glasgow — 2398 — Willa Brown Chappell — (1906 - 1992) —

On Race Street at Washington Street, on the left when traveling south on Race Street.

4 ► Kentucky, Boone County, Florence — 2630 — First Baptist African American Church, Florence —

On Center Street at Girard Street, on the right when traveling north on Center Street.

5 ► Kentucky, Bourbon County, Centerville — 2178 — Centerville Baptist Church —

On Russell Cave Road (Kentucky Route 353) 0.1 miles south of Centerville Lane, on the left when traveling south.

6 ► Kentucky, Bourbon County, Millersburg — 2147 — Mae Street Kidd — 1904-99 —

On Main Street north of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling north.

7 ► Kentucky, Bourbon County, Paris — 1493 — Famous Inventor, 1877-1963 —

On Winchester Street (Kentucky Route 627) at Vine Street, on the right when traveling south on Winchester Street.

8 ► Kentucky, Boyd County, Ashland — Ashland Schools Faculty —

On 15th Street at Greenup Avenue (Kentucky Route 23), on the left when traveling north on 15th Street.

9 ► Kentucky, Boyd County, Ashland — 2184 — Booker T. Washington School —

On Central Avenue at 8th Street, on the left when traveling west on Central Avenue.

10 ► Kentucky, Boyd County, Ashland — 1815 — Gov. Simeon Willis — (1879–1965) —

On Bath Avenue east of 16th Street, on the right when traveling east.

11 ► Kentucky, Boyle County, Danville — 1958 — African American Business District - Doric Lodge No. 18 (F. & A.M.-P.H.A.) —

On 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.

12 ► Kentucky, Boyle County, Danville — 4 — Dr. Mary E. Britton — Road to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —

On East Walnut Street.

13 ► Kentucky, Boyle County, Danville — 2388 — First USCT Recruits at Camp Nelson —

On 2nd. Street south of Main Street, on the left when traveling south.

14 ► Kentucky, Boyle County, Danville — 2186 — John William Bate — (1855~1945) —

On Stanford Ave (Kentucky Route 150), on the left when traveling north.

15 ► Kentucky, Boyle County, Danville — 2386 — Willis Russell House / Craddock and Tardiveau —

On East Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east.

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16 ► Kentucky, Bracken County, Augusta — 750 — A Foster Inspiration —

On Heather Renee French Boulevard (Kentucky Route 8) at Frankfort Street, on the right when traveling west on Heather Renee French Boulevard.

17 ► Kentucky, Bracken County, Germantown — 2076 — John Gregg Fee / Arnold Gragston — (1816–1901) /                                 —

On Bridgeville Road (Kentucky Route 875) south of Brooksville-Germantown Road (Kentucky Route 10), on the right when traveling south.

18 ► Kentucky, Butler County, Little Muddy — 2487 — Little Muddy Community —

On Little Muddy Church Road at Bowling Green Road (U.S. 231), on the left when traveling east on Little Muddy Church Road.

19 ► Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton — 2183 — Site of Dotson School —

On North Donnivan Street at Calvert Street, on the right when traveling north on North Donnivan Street.

20 ► Kentucky, Calloway County, Murray — 2191 — Desegregation of Murray State College —

Near North 15th Street at Olive Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.

21 ► Kentucky, Calloway County, New Concord — Slave Labor —

Near Fort Heiman Road, 0.6 miles east of Kline Trail, on the left when traveling east.

22 ► Kentucky, Campbell County, Newport — “H-Bomb” Ferguson — May 9, 1929 — November 26, 2006 — Cincinnati Music History —

On Washington Avenue south of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.

23 ► Kentucky, Campbell County, Newport — 2071 — Southgate Street School —

On East Southgate Street east of Saratoga Street, on the left when traveling east.

24 ► Kentucky, Christian County, Hopkinsville — Ted Poston "Dean of Black Journalists" —

On West 9th Street.

25 ► Kentucky, Clark County, Winchester — 1068 — Old Providence Church —

On Boonesboro Road (Kentucky Route 627) at Old Stone Church Road, on the right when traveling south on Boonesboro Road.

26 ► Kentucky, Cumberland County, Burkesville — 2614 — The Coe Family / The Coes of Cumberland County —

On Courthouse Square at North Main Street, on the left when traveling south on Courthouse Square.

27 ► Kentucky, Daviess County, Maceo — 1241 — Uncle Tom Lived Here —

On U.S. 60, 1.2 miles east of Kelly Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east.

28 ► Kentucky, Daviess County, Owensboro — Born With a Purpose —

Near West 5th Street at Cs-1186-30, on the right when traveling west.

29 ► Kentucky, Daviess County, Owensboro — 2467 — Daviess Co. U.S. Colored Troops in the Civil War —

On West 2nd Street east of Frederica Street, on the left when traveling west.

30 ► Kentucky, Daviess County, Owensboro — Dr. and Mrs. Clay E. Simpson, Sr. — Owensboro Outstanding Community Service —

On West 4th Street at Poplar Street, on the right when traveling east on West 4th Street.

31 ► Kentucky, Daviess County, Owensboro — 2620 — Fourth Street Baptist Church —

On West 4th Street east of Poplar Street, on the left when traveling east.

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32 ► Kentucky, Daviess County, Owensboro — Kendall-Perkins Park —

On West 5th Street at Cs-1186-30, on the right when traveling west on West 5th Street.

33 ► Kentucky, Daviess County, Owensboro — 2036 — Moneta J. Sleet, Jr. / Pulitzer Prize Winner — (1926-1996) —

On West 7th Street at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west on West 7th Street.

34 ► Kentucky, Daviess County, Owensboro — The African American Community in Owensboro —

Near West 5th Street at Cs-1186-30, on the right when traveling west.

35 ► Kentucky, Daviess County, Owensboro — Two Early Civil Rights Cases in Owensboro —

Near West 5th Street at Cs-1186-30, on the right when traveling west.

36 ► Kentucky, Daviess County, Utica — 2403 — Pleasant Point Missionary Baptist Church / Pleasant Point Missionary Baptist Cemetery —

On Kentucky Route 764 just south of U.S. 231, on the right when traveling north.

37 ► Kentucky, Edmonson County, Mammoth Cave — An African American Heritage —

Near Mammoth Cave Pkwy west of Beaver Dam Chapel Road.

38 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Abraham Perry (1842-1908) —

Near East 7th Street.

39 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Adamstown / Pierre Whiting — 1872 1943 / 1863 1949 —

Near College View Avenue north of Rose Street when traveling north.

40 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 1928 — African American Physicians —

On N. Broadway Road (U.S. 27, 68) near West Main Street (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling north.

41 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — African Americans in Racing —

Near Iron Works Parkway at Iron Works Pike.

42 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — African Americans in the Horse Industry Buried Here —

Near East 7th Street.

43 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 2110 — African Cemetery No. 2 —

On East 7th Street south of Pemberton Lane, on the right when traveling south.

44 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 2381 — Artistides —

Near McGrathians Pky..

45 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Buffalo Soldiers —

Near East 7th Street.

46 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Cassius Clay Tankersly (c. 1866-1886) —

Near East 7th Street.

47 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 2022 — Desegregation of UK / Lyman T. Johnson — / 1906- 1997 —

On Hilltop Avenue north of University Drive, on the left when traveling north.

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48 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Farriers —

Near East 7th Street.

49 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Groomsman —

Near East 7th Street.

50 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Hostlers —

Near East 7th Street.

51 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Isaac Burns Murphy —

On East Third Street north of Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling east.

52 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Isaac Burns Murphy —

Near Iron Works Parkway at Iron Works Pike.

53 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden —

On Midland Place north of Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south.

54 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden Trailhead —

On Nelson Avenue south of Midland Place, on the right when traveling north.

55 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — James 'Soup' Perkins —

Near East 7th Street.

56 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Joseph Scott —

Near East 7th Street.

57 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 1961 — Lexington Colored Fair Association / Successful Enterprise —

On Georgetown Road (U.S. 25) 0.1 miles north of Nandino Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.

58 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 2238 — Maddoxtown —

On Huffman Mill Pike at Brilliant Lane, on the right when traveling west on Huffman Mill Pike.

59 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Man o' War/Isaac Burns Murphy Memorial —

Near Iron Works Parkway at Iron Works Pike.

60 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Murphy House —

On Nelson Avenue at Midland Place, on the right when traveling north on Nelson Avenue.

61 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Oliver Lewis —

Near East 7th Street.

62 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 3 — Peaceful Protests for Equality / Turning a Blind Eye to a Movement — 1960 — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —

On South Mill Street at West Main Street (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling north on South Mill Street.

63 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 4 — Strength in Numbers / Forcing a Change — 1961 — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —

On East Main Street (U.S. 25) at South Limestone Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.

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64 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — The Settlers —

On Old Frankfort Pike (Kentucky Route 1681) at Alexandria Drive, on the left when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.

65 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Thomas 'Tommy' Britton —

Near East 7th Street.

66 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Trainers —

Near East 7th Street.

67 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 1 — Wanting Everyone to Have a Vote — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —

On South Broadway (U.S. 68) at West Main Street, on the left when traveling north on South Broadway.

68 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Castlewood — Isaac Burns Murphy —

Near East 7th Street.

69 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Georgetown — 1963 — Colored Orphan Industrial Home —

On Georgetown Street (U.S. 25) north of Ash Street, on the right when traveling north.

70 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Gratz Park — 8 — Black Lexingtonians Believed Strongly in Education 1865 — Empowerment through Learning — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —

On Church Street west of North Limestone Street, on the right when traveling west.

71 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Gratz Park — 9 — Taking Politician Henry Clay to Court 1829 — Suing for Freedom — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —

On North Mill Street north of Church Street, on the right when traveling north.

72 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Historic South Hill — 2 — Thriving Black Entrepreneurs — Freed Blacks Lived in this Neighborhood — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —

On South Limestone north of West Maxwell Street, on the left when traveling north.

73 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — 2562 — Deweese (Dewees) St. Neighborhood / African American Business District —

On Elm Tree Lane at East Third Street, on the right when traveling south on Elm Tree Lane.

74 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — 6 — Living Faith — This site housed the first Black congregation west of the Alleghenies —

On Deweese Street at East Short Street, on the right when traveling west on Deweese Street.

75 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — 2158 — Mammoth Insurance Co. / Polk's Infirmary —

On Deweese Street south of Elm Tree Lane, on the left when traveling south.

76 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — UK Healthcare — Polk-Dalton Clinic —

On Elm Tree Lane at East Third Street, on the right when traveling south on Elm Tree Lane.

77 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 5 — From Enslaved to Community Activist / The Original Power Couple — 1871 — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —

On North Limestone Street at East Short Street, on the right when traveling north on North Limestone Street.

78 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 10 — From Enslaved to the Presidency / From Slavery to Liberation — 1871 — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —

On West Second Street at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west on West Second Street.

79 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 11 — Groundbreaking Doctor — 1903 — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —

On North Limestone at Rand Avenue, on the left when traveling east on North Limestone.

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80 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 7 — Lexington's Long History with Slavery / Driven by Money — 1820 — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —

On North Limestone Street at West Short Street, on the left when traveling north on North Limestone Street.

81 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 2538 — Paul Laurence Dunbar High School — 1922-1967 —

On North Upper Street south of West 6th Street, on the right when traveling south.

82 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 2122 — Slavery in Fayette Co. / Cheapside Slave Auction Block —

On West Short Street at North Upper Street on West Short Street.

83 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Pleasant Green Hill — 1806 — Historic Land —

On West Maxwell Street (U.S. 60) at Patterson Street, on the right when traveling east on West Maxwell Street.

84 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, West Suburb — 2296 — Vertner Woodson Tandy — 1885 - 1949 —

On Main Street (U.S. 25, 421) west of Jefferson Street (Kentucky Route 1928), on the left when traveling west.

85 ► Kentucky, Fleming County, Flemingsburg — 2075 — Birthplace of Herman Chittison / Accomplished Jazz Pianist —

On South Main Cross Street at Pumphrey Avenue (Kentucky Route 57), on the right when traveling north on South Main Cross Street.

86 ► Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort — Beneath The Soil In Front Of You — Fort Hill Civil War Park —

On Clifton Avenue, 0.3 miles west of Cheek Street, on the right when traveling east.

87 ► Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort — 1495 — Early Congregation —

On Clinton Street (State Highway 420) at Lewis Street, on the right when traveling west on Clinton Street.

88 ► Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort — Gone But Not Forgotten – Frankfort’s “Craw” —

Near Wilkinson Boulevard (U.S. 421) north of West Plaza Connector Road (U.S. 127), on the right when traveling south.

89 ► Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort — Kentucky African American Civil War Memorial —

On Green Hill Cemetery Road, 0.1 miles east of Atwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

90 ► Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort — 1752 — Kentucky State University —

On University Drive, on the right when traveling north.

91 ► Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort — Kentucky's United States Colored Troops —

On Green Hill Cemetery Road, 0.1 miles east of Atwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

92 ► Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort — 2226 — KY African American Civil War Memorial — Greenhill Cemetery —

On East Main Street (U.S. 60) east of Atwood Avenue, on the right when traveling east.

93 ► Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort — 2520 — Mr. Taylor's Barber Shop —

On East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Langford Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.

94 ► Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort — Site Of Mayo-Underwood School — 1928 - 1965 —

On Mero Street (Kentucky Route 420) just east of Wilkinson Boulevard (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling west.

95 ► Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort — 2025 — Site of Winnie A. Scott Hospital —

On East Second Street, 0.1 miles east of Capital Avenue, on the left when traveling east.

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96 ► Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort — 2061 — The Frankfort Barracks —

On Shelby Street (Kentucky Route 2259) at New Street, on the left when traveling north on Shelby Street.

97 ► Kentucky, Fulton County, Hickman — Rufus B. Atwood — March 15, 1897 - March 18, 1983 —

On Moscow Street (State Highway 94), on the right when traveling west.

98 ► Kentucky, Gallatin County, Warsaw — First Presbyterian Church / Consolidated 2nd Baptist Church — 1851 / 1881 —

On East High Street at 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on East High Street.

99 ► Kentucky, Hardin County, Elizabethtown — 2048 — Bond-Washington School / Julius Rosenwald Fund —

On Dixie Highway East (U.S. 31W) just north of North Crestwood Street, on the left when traveling west.

100 ► Kentucky, Harlan County, Benham — 1995 — Joseph Alexander Matthews — (1902 - 1970) —

On State Highway 6, 0.3 miles east of Maggard Street, on the right when traveling east.

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