Meade County Courthouse, Brandenburg, Kentucky
This file appears in: Meade County, Kentucky
This 1930s photograph shows the Meade County Courthouse, in Brandenburg. Meade County was named for an officer who was killed at the Battle of the River Raisin, fought in present-day Michigan during the War of 1812. Courtesy the Kentucky Historical Society.
This file appears in: Meade County, Kentucky
Meade County, Kentucky
Historical Marker #845 in Brandenburg commemorates the naming of Meade County after a War of 1812 casualty.
James M. Meade of Woodford County saw active service throughout the early nineteenth century. As a member of the 17th United States…