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Bracken County Wine
Historical Marker #1213, located in Augusta, KY (Bracken County) remembers the rich history and
revived tradition of winemaking in Kentucky.
In the early decades of America’s independence, a few primary concerns occupied the minds of the…
Harrod's Creek
Historical Marker #2038, located in Louisville, Kentucky (Jefferson County) marks the rich history of the Harrod’s Creek subdivision and its innovative creator, James Thomas Taylor. Harrod’s Creek began as a small port for flatboat traders during…
Mountain Vision
Historical Marker #1227, located in Middlesboro, KY (Bell County) recalls the difficult work and community resilience that created an entirely new Appalachian town that still thrives today.
Prior to 1886, the Yellow Creek Valley in Bell County’s…
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From Bois de Forges to Breathitt County: Kentucky's World War I History
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Labrot and Graham Distillery
Historical markers #1986 and #1987 note the location and significance of the Labrot and Graham Distillery in Versailles, Kentucky.
The Labrot and Graham distillery holds the distinction of being one of the oldest working distilleries in Kentucky.…
Kentucky's Nineteenth
Historical Marker #889, located on the courthouse lawn in Alexandria, commemorates the creation of Campbell County as the nineteenth county in the state. It was named in honor of Colonel John Campbell, a Revolutionary War officer.
Campbell…
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…
Knott of Lebanon/Governor's Homesite
Historical Markers #728 and #1341, one in Lebanon and the other in Marion County, note the accomplishments of J. Proctor Knott, a U.S. congressman and governor of Kentucky.
Knott was born in 1830 near Raywick in what would become Marion County.…
Buford-Salter House
Pine Mountain Settlement School
Historical Marker #2387 in Harlan County commemorates the Pine Mountain Settlement School.
William Creech, an early settler in the Pine Mountain valley, realized the need for a good school in the area. Creech had purchased seven hundred acres of…
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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