Zachary Taylor

ID: 698
This file appears in: Monterey

Gen. Zachary Taylor, pictured here, was the commander of United States forces at the Battle of Monterrey. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

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…