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Pine Mountain Settlement School
Historical Marker #2387 in Harlan County commemorates the Pine Mountain Settlement School, a National Historic Landmark that opened in 1913.
Beginning as a combination social settlement and…
Louisville Water Company
Historical Marker #2317 in Jefferson County commemorates the Louisville Water Company Filtration Plant, Reservoir, and Gatehouse.
The Louisville Water Company was chartered by the Kentucky…
Locust Grove
Historical Marker #2086 in Jefferson County commemorates the Locust Grove estate.
Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986, Locust Grove was the home of William Croghan and his wife, Lucy…
Roebling Suspension Bridge
Historical Marker #1601 in Kenton County commemorates the Roebling Suspension Bridge, the first bridge to span the Ohio River. Opened to traffic on January 1, 1867, the bridge was the longest…
Fort Boonesborough
Historical Marker #1520 in Madison County commemorates Fort Boonesborough, the early frontier settlement established by Daniel Boone and Richard Henderson in April 1775.
Boonesborough was first…
Old Morrison
Historical Marker #1406 in Fayette County commemorates Old Morrison, a National Historic Landmark located on the campus of Transylvania University.
Morrison Hall was erected to replace the…
Frontier Nursing Service
Historical Marker #558 in Leslie County commemorates the Frontier Nursing Service. Founded in 1925 by Mary Breckinridge, the Frontier Nursing Service provided medical services to remote areas of…
The Bank of Louisville
Historical Marker #88 in Jefferson County celebrates the Old Bank of Louisville building. Constructed in 1837, this National Historic Landmark is an excellent example of the Greek Revival-style of…
Boyhood Home of Daniel Carter Beard
Historical Marker #50 in Kenton County marks the boyhood home of Daniel Carter Beard, who founded the Sons of Daniel Boone, a forerunner to the Boy Scouts of America.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on…
Hurricane Creek Mine Disaster
Historical Marker #2359 in Leslie County remembers the Finley Mine disaster at Hurricane Creek in December 1970. Located four miles east of Hyden, Kentucky, the mine loaded an average of 1,500 tons of…
Elkhorn City’s Railroads
Historical Marker #2130 in Pike County commemorates the connection of the Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Railroad and the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad (later Clinchfield) at Elkhorn City. When the…
Lynch
Historical Marker #1803 in Harlan County commemorates Lynch, the largest company-owned town in Kentucky through World War II.
Lynch was established by the U.S. Coal and Coke Company, a subsidiary…
Century of Coal Mining
Historical Marker #1338 in Hopkins County celebrates Earlington, a western Kentucky coal town.
Founded in 1870 by the St. Bernard Coal Co., Earlington was named for John B. Earle, who was credited…
Wallsend Mine
Historical Marker #1272 commemorates Wallsend Coal Mine, the first to begin operation in Bell County.
Commercial enterprises expanded in Bell County when the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was…
E. K. Railway
Historical Markers #1178 and #1978 in Greenup County commemorate the Eastern Kentucky Railway, which played an important part in developing the area's coal, iron, and timber resources.
The Eastern…
First Coal by Rail
Historical Marker #743 in Daviess County commemorates Robert Triplett, a coal magnate who constructed the first railway in the state.
Triplett was a Virginian who arrived in the Owensboro area…
American Historian
Historical Marker #985 in Johnson County remembers noted historian William Elsey Connelley.
Born on March 5, 1855, on a prong of the Middle Fork of Jennie's Creek, Connelley received his earliest…
Mission Accomplished
Historical Marker #556 in Johnson County remembers a Civil War skirmish at Paintsville, which led to the subsequent engagement at Half Mountain in Magoffin County.
On April 12, 1864, Union Colonel…
Albert B. Chandler
Historical Marker #2309 in Henderson County commemorates former Kentucky Governor Albert B. "Happy" Chandler. During two terms in the governor's office, Chandler oversaw improvements in schools,…
Lewis and Clark in Kentucky – Henderson
Historical Marker #2220 in Henderson County commemorates the famed explorers Lewis and Clark and their journey through Henderson County. Robert Frazer, who joined Lewis and Clark on their expedition,…
Fernwood Cemetery
Historical Marker #1926 in Henderson County commemorates Fernwood Cemetery, the final resting place of several prominent Kentuckians.
Lazarus Powell was born in Henderson County in 1812. Powell…
Augustus Owsley Stanley
Historical Marker #1777 in Henderson County commemorates Augustus Owsley Stanley, a Kentucky governor and U.S. congressman who used his charisma and colorful oratorical skills to win elected…
Artist Naturalist
Historical Marker #1523 in Henderson County remembers John James Audubon, who is best known for his paintings of nature, especially birds, and his publication, "Birds of America." Audubon traveled…
First Kentucky Consumer Rural Cooperative Electricity
Historical Marker #1392 in Henderson County marks the location where the first Kentucky customer received rural electricity from an electric cooperative.
In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt…