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Steamboat Inventor
Historical Marker #944 in Bardstown (Nelson County) commemorates steamboat innovator John Fitch, whose pioneering work helped set the stage for a transportation revolution.
Fitch was born on January 21, 1743, in Windsor, Connecticut. He first…
Whiskey Row
Historical Marker #2104 in Louisville notes the historical significance of that city’s Main Street whiskey firms.
Louisville’s rise to become Kentucky’s largest city in the nineteenth century was due in large part to its location on the Ohio…
Bottled Bourbon
Historical Marker #2103 in Louisville notes the significance of the “Old Forester” brand, which was the first commercially bottled bourbon.
It will likely never be known who produced the first bourbon distilled in Kentucky. The spirits’ history…
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Thelma Stovall - Political Life
Historical Marker #2170 in Shelby County recognizes the political achievements of Thelma Stovall, who became the first woman to be elected lieutenant governor of Kentucky in 1975.
Stovall was a female pioneer in southern politics. She began…
Eliza Calvert Hall, 1856-1935
Historical Marker #2240 in Bowling Green honors Kentucky author and women's suffragist, Eliza (Lida) Calvert (Obenchain) Hall. As an author, Hall wrote primarily short stories, the most well known collection being "Aunt Jane of…
Montgomery Street School
Whether known as the Montgomery Street School, the Emma Dolfinger School, the Portland Christian School, or simply "The Dolfinger," this building has played central parts in the Portland neighborhood and broader Kentucky history. For more than 160…
Edmonson County, Kentucky
Historical Marker #797 in Brownsville commemorates Edmonson County being named for a War of 1812 veteran.
Born in Virginia in 1764, John Edmonson was a Revolutionary War Veteran who fought with Virginia militia at the Battle of Kings Mountain in…
Abraham Lincoln's First School
Marker #1482 identifies the approximate site of Abraham Lincoln's first school, which was located 2-3 miles from the family's Knob Creek farm. His first teacher was Zachariah Riney. Lincoln attended these ABC, or "blab" schools with his older…
Ernest Hogan
Historical Marker #2282, located in Bowling Green, KY (Warren County) honors the adventurous spirit and talented charisma of Black musician and comedian Ernest Hogan.
Ernest Reuben Crowdus Jr. was born on April 17, 1865 in Bowling Green to Reuben…
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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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