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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…
3-L (LLL Highway)
Historical marker #2634 in Ft. Wright, Kentucky, commemorates the 3-L Highway. The road connected the horse racing cities of Lexington, Louisville, and Latonia in the early twentieth century.
As horse racing became a leading tourism and…
James Morrison Heady
Historical Marker #2148, located in Elk Creek, Kentucky (Spencer County) remembers the creative spirit of James Morrison Heady.
Heady was born in 1829 in Spencer County, on a large family farm between Elk Creek and Normandy. Throughout his…
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Battle of Sacramento
Historical Marker #523 commemorates the Battle of Sacramento in McLean County.
On December 28, 1861, nearly 300 Confederate cavalry led by Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked about 200 Union horsemen near Sacramento. The battle was Forrest's…
Old Morrison
Historical Marker #1406 in Fayette County commemorates Old Morrison, a National Historic Landmark located on the campus of Transylvania University.
Morrison Hall was erected to replace the university's previous administration building,…
James T. Morehead
Historical Marker #1882 in Warren County remembers James Turner Morehead, the first native Kentuckian to serve as governor.
Born in Bullitt County on May 24, 1797, Morehead was raised in Logan County. After attending local schools, Morehead…
Farmington Historic Plantation
Historical Marker #2231 in Louisville denotes Farmington Historic Plantation, a fourteen-room Federal-style home built by John and Lucy Speed in 1816. The house was designed from plans drawn by Thomas Jefferson. For much of its existence,…
Father of the Highway Marker Program
Historical Marker #1420 in Frankfort honors Walter Allerton Wentworth, who was known as the father of the Kentucky Historical Highway Marker Program.
A native of New Hampshire, Wentworth was a graduate of Iowa State University and received his…
Perryville, Kentucky
Historical Marker #1284 in Boyle County highlights the community of Perryville and notes that this town was named after a War of 1812 veteran.
Originally established in a cave located near the Chaplin River, Perryville was first called…
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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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