Historical Marker #182 commemorates the CSA Cemetery in Pewee Valley, which was established in May 1871. In 1904 the Directors of the Pewee Valley Cemetery assigned 11,275 square feet of space to…

Historical Marker #957 in LaGrange tells of the huge contribution made to education when William M. Funk, son of a farmer and Methodist campground owner of German descent, died in Sept. 1841 at age…

Historical Marker #2418 in LaGrange tells the history of the LaGrange Training School and Rosenwald Schools. Prior to 1913, the only funds for black education were those remaining after the…

Historical marker #1251 in La Grange tells the history of Oldham County. It became a county in 1824, having been formed from parts of Henry, Jefferson, and Shelby Counties, making it the 74th Kentucky…

Historical Marker #208 commemorates the town of Pewee Valley. Originally given as a land grant of 4,000 acres to Ora Norborn Beall in 1784, the area that came to be known as Pewee Valley was formerly…

Historical Marker #2470 in Brownsboro commemorates Richard James Oglesby, for whom Oldham County was named. Oglesby was born in 1824 in Floydsburg. His father, Col. Jacob Oglesby, was elected…

Historical Marker #909 tells the history of the tiny town of Westport, Kentucky, which has a history that dates far back to when it was first known as Liberty. Native Americans once inhabited the area…

Historical Marker #2156 in Goshen tells the history of Woodland Farm, originally known as Clifton, and the home that was built by Thomas T. Barbour, early settler of Oldham County, in 1813. It was…

Historical Marker #2536 relates the history of the James and Amanda Malvina Railey Mount Home, which now serves as the J.C. Barnett Library and Archives in LaGrange.The Mounts were a leading family in…

Historical marker #2594 tells the history behind the Westport, Kentucky courthouse. Westport was the site of the first courthouse in the county from 1828-1838, before the courthouse was moved…