Frankfort War Memorial

ID: 693
This file appears in: Monterey
Frankfort War Memorial

This 1853 woodcut shows the Kentucky War Memorial in the Frankfort Cemetery. Inscribed on the monument are the names of battles in which Kentucky soldiers participated. They include Blue Licks (Revolutionary War), River Raisin, New Orleans (War of 1812), Buena Vista, and Monterey (Mexican-American War). Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Monterey

By Daniel J. Burge
Historical Marker #925 in Monterey notes that town’s association with steamboat travel and trade on the Kentucky River. Monterey, in Owen County, was originally named Williamsburg after James and Alexander Williams, who moved into the area around…