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B-52F-KC-135A Mid-Air Collision
B-52F 57-036 Service Members
*Captain William G. Gutshall, Aircraft Commander
*Major Milton E. Chatham, Instructor Pilot
1Lt Donald Arger, Co-Pilot
*Captain James W. Strother, Radar Navigator
1Lt John W. Mosby, Navigator
*1Lt Gino Fugazzi,…
Charles Clinton Fleek (1947-1969)/Medal of Honor Recipient
Historical marker #2604 honors Sergeant Charles Clinton “Chalkie” Fleek, Boone County, Kentucky’s only United States Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.
Sergeant Fleek was born on August 28, 1947 in Petersburg, Kentucky. He was known in…
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…
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From Bois de Forges to Breathitt County: Kentucky's World War I History
21 Locations ~ Curated by Kentucky Historical SocietyRandom Stories
Nettie Depp
Historical Marker #2397 in Glasgow notes the work of Nettie B. C. Depp , a pioneer in education. Having taught for several years, she ran on the Democratic ticket for county school superintendent in 1913 and became the first female public official…
Gen. Basil W. Duke
Historical Marker #1861 in Scott County remembers General Basil W. Duke, best known for his service to the Confederacy during the Civil War, but also his significant political and literary contributions to Kentucky following the conflict.
Duke…
Desegregation of UK
Given to the University of Kentucky by the class of 1999, Historical Marker #2022 commemorates the desegregation of UK. In 1948, Lyman T. Johnson filed suit for admission to the university. In March 1949, Federal Judge H. Church Ford ruled in…
Helm Cemetery
Historical Marker #833 in Hardin County interprets the Helm Cemetery, resting place of Kentucky Governor John LaRue Helm and Confederate General Benjamin Hardin Helm.
Benjamin Helm was a brother-in-law of Abraham Lincoln, having married…
Hawes Family Cemetery
William Goebel- Lawyer
Historical Marker #1709 in Kenton County remembers William Goebel, a lawyer and politician who began his career in Covington. Goebel was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, on January 4, 1856. Within a decade, after his father returned from service in…
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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