Battle of Monterrey

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This file appears in: Monterey
Battle of Monterrey

This chromolithograph, produced in 1851, shows the Battle of Monterrey, which was fought on September 19, 1846. 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…