Featured Stories
Cheapside Slave Auction Block
Historical Marker #2122 remembers Lexington’s Cheapside slave auction block and the thousands of enslaved Kentuckians sold here.
For decades before the Civil War, Lexington was the center of the…
Albery Allson Whitman
Historical Marker #2194, located in Munfordville, KY (Hart County) celebrates the racial progressivism and valuable artistry of Black poet, writer, pastor, and educator Albery Allson…
Fort Ancient Village
An Ancient Village At Augusta
Since 1796 – the beginning of non-Native settlement at the confluence of Bracken Creek and the Ohio River – residents of the Town of Augusta in Bracken County have known…
Featured Tours
Explore Harrodsburg's 250th Anniversary Marker Tour
29 Locations ~ Curated by the staff of the Kentucky Historical SocietyIn commemoration of the 250th anniversary of Harrodsburg's founding in 1774, this tour highlights the history of the town and surrounding sites in Mercer County. The tour includes all of the Historical Markers within Mercer County, providing digital users and visitors to the area with locally grounded narratives that connect the county and Harrodsburg to wider stories about Kentucky, its past, and its future.
Explore KY's People of the Revolution
34 Locations ~ Curated by Kentucky Historical SocietyThis marker tour, curated by the Kentucky Historical Society, recognizes veterans of the Revolutionary War who settled in Kentucky. The individual entries highlight historical markers dedicated to Kentuckians who served in the American Revolution and later had a significant impact upon the Commonwealth of Kentucky in various ways.
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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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