Matthew Lyon

ID: 2931
This file appears in: Courthouse Burned

Matthew Lyon, Hylan Lyon’s grandfather, was born in Ireland and immigrated to Vermont in 1764. He represented Vermont in the U.S. Congress from 1797 to 1801 before settling in Kentucky in 1801. This image mockingly depicts Lyon holding aloft fire tongs after being insulted by Roger Griswold of Connecticut. Courtesy of Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Courthouse Burned

By Ashlee Chilton
Historical Marker #589 commemorates when the Leitchfield courthouse was burned during the Civil War. Twenty- two courthouses were burned during the Civil War. Most were purposely destroyed while…