John J. Crittenden Portrait
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Crittenden County, Kentucky, is named for John J. Crittenden. This noted politician was a veteran of the War of 1812. Courtesy of Kentucky Historical Society.
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John J. Crittenden
Historical Marker #1160 in Marion commemorates the namesake of Crittenden County, who was a War of 1812 veteran.
John Jordan Crittenden was born in Woodford County in 1787. Called "one of Kentucky's great statesmen," he was…