Linn Boyd

ID: 1792
This file appears in: Linn Boyd Home

Boyd represented western Kentucky for seven terms while in the U.S. Congress. He became a prominent figure in Washington as a result of his efforts for the Compromise of 1850. Boyd County is named for Linn Boyd. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Linn Boyd Home

By Ashlee Chilton
Historical Marker #1105 in McCracken County marks the place where Kentucky politician Linn Boyd's home stood. Boyd, who moved to Paducah in 1852, built this brick home and called it Oaklands. Boyd…