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Fort Wright - The Black Brigade
Historical Marker #1917 in Kenton County commemorates Fort Wright, a defensive position that was named in honor of Union General Horatio G. Wright.
In August and September 1862, Confederate…
Camp Zachary Taylor
Historical Marker #2126 commemorates Camp Zachary Taylor, one of sixteen national army training camps created during World War I. The city of Louisville won the contest to host the camp over…
Daviess County U. S. Colored Troops in the Civil War
Historical Marker #2467 commemorates the Daviess County United States Colored Troops in the Civil War. In 1864, several hundred enslaved African American men joined the Union army in Daviess County. …
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Boone's Station
Historical Marker #17 in Fayette County commemorates Boone’s Station, a community founded by frontiersman Daniel Boone.
Settling the Kentucky frontier was a daunting task. The earliest of those hearty souls that voluntarily came across the…
Willa Brown Chappell
Historical Marker #2398 in Glasgow recognizes the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license in the United States. Willa Brown Chappell, a Glasgow native, was influential in breaking through racial barriers in the aviation field through…
Angles
Historical Marker #680 commemorates Alben W. Barley and his beloved estate, Angles, in McCracken County.
Barkley was born on November 24, 1877, in a Graves County log cabin to tenant farmers John Wilson and Electra Eliza Barkley. In 1892, Barkley…
First Coal by Rail
Historical Marker #743 in Daviess County commemorates Robert Triplett, a coal magnate who constructed the first railway in the state.
Triplett was a Virginian who arrived in the Owensboro area around 1817. He was employed to survey land claims,…
Barkley’s Grave
Historical Marker #1112 in Paducah marks the grave of Alben W. Barkley, who was vice president in President Harry S. Truman's administration.
When giving a speech at a student convention in Virginia, Barkley famously stated, "I would rather be a…
Lebanon
Historical Marker #867 commemorates the history of the town of Lebanon and Marion County.
Lebanon developed from a settlement that had formed around Hardin's Creek Meeting House, a Presbyterian congregation that was established by settlers from…
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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. Read more About Us