The Old Drum Memorial
This file appears in: George Graham Vest, “Tribute to a Dog”
On September 23, 1958, Old Drum was memorialized by statue, which is placed on the Johnson County Courthouse lawn. Vest’s speech is on the plaque on the concrete base. Courtesy of Missouri Secretary of State.
This file appears in: George Graham Vest, “Tribute to a Dog”
George Graham Vest, “Tribute to a Dog”
Historical Marker # 1436 at the Owensboro courthouse honors George Graham Vest, who began Owensboro’s second newspaper in 1852.
Vest was born on December 6, 1830, in Frankfort, Kentucky. He moved…