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Enid Yandell
Historical Marker #2133, located in Louisville, KY (Jefferson County) remembers the outstanding ambition and skill of sculptor Enid Yandell.
Enid was born in Louisville, Kentucky on October 6, 1869, to Lunsford Yandell, Jr., a prominent physician…
Fairness Ordinance
Historical Marker #2595 commemorates the historic passage of the first county-wide Fairness Ordinance in Kentucky, by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) on July 9, 1999.
In January 1999 the city of Louisville had passed an…
Evan Williams, 1755-1810
Historical Marker #2445 commemorates Evan Williams (1755 – 1810), an early Kentucky whiskey distiller in Jefferson County.
A native of Wales, Williams came to Kentucky around 1780. He settled in Louisville, which had been established two years…
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The Cooperative Program
Historical Marker #1770 in Murray commemorates Harvey Boyce Taylor and his work on the Cooperative Program.
Murray's First Baptist Church, under the leadership of Taylor, proposed a new unified approach to the church budget. The proposed…
Matthew Walton, 1759-1819
Forrest's Raid
Historical Marker #517 in McCracken County recalls Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest's raid on Paducah in March 1864.
The journey to Paducah from western Tennessee began in the spring of 1864. Forrest was intent on reaching Kentucky…
A Governor for Tennessee
Austin Hubbard (Narcissa) House
Historical marker #2596 marks the location of the Austin Hubbard (Narcissa) House, which was bequeathed by Austin Hubbard, a white farmer from Nelson County, to his daughter Narcissa, a mixed-race person Dr. William Elliott enslaved.
Austin…
Paul Sawyier Boyhood Home
Historical marker #2204 in Frankfort identifies the boyhood home of Paul Sawyier, one of the most recognized and popular artists in Kentucky.
Sawyier's popularity is due in large part to his work being so closely identifiable with…
ExploreKYHistory
A project by Kentucky Historical SocietyThe Kentucky Historical Society invites you to explore Kentucky history online and on the road with the new "ExploreKYHistory" smartphone app! "ExploreKYHistory" takes the stories behind our community-driven historical markers, adds related items from the KHS collections and combines it into a historical tour of our Commonwealth.
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