Results for subject term "Emancipation ": 33
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Frankfort Barracks
Historical Marker #2061 in Frankfort notes the location of barracks built by the federal government to house soldiers serving in Reconstruction-era Kentucky.
The immediate post-Civil War period in…
Slave Trading in Louisville
The site at 2nd and Main documented by historical marker #1990 was among the most notorious in the city even during the height of its lucrative traffic in human beings before the Civil War. During the…
Lewis and Clark in Kentucky – York
Historical Marker #2119 in Louisville notes the historical significance of York, William Clark’s slave, who was an active participant in the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific…
Ham Brown Log Cabin
Historical Marker #2249 in Nelson County notes the location of free man of color Ham Brown’s residence, which was formerly a slave quarters.
Ham Brown appears in the historical record on several…
General Custer Here
Historical Marker #606 in Elizabethtown notes the service of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and his men in Kentucky during the Reconstruction era.
During the early 1870s, racial violence was so…
Forest Home Cemetery
Historical Marker #2094 in Jefferson County notes the location of Forest Home Cemetery, one of the oldest African American cemeteries in Kentucky. Forrest Home Cemetery would not exist were it not for…
Edward Dudley Brown
Historical Marker #2027 in Woodford County notes the historical significance of Edward Dudley Brown, an African American jockey, horse owner, and trainer.
Brown, better known as Brown…
Charles Young Birthplace
Historical Marker #124 in Mason County notes the birthplace of Charles Young, an early African American graduate of the United States Military Academy and the first black colonel in the U.S. Army.…
Boneyville
Historical Marker #2268 in Lincoln County notes the location of Boneyville, an "emancipation" or "free town" formed in the years immediately following the Civil War.
Numerous small, rural, African…
African American Cemetery #2
Historical Marker #2110 in Lexington notes the location of African American Cemetery #2, which was established in 1869.
After the Civil War, Kentucky African Americans looked to make good on the…
First USCT Recruits at Camp Nelson
Historical Marker #2388 in Danville notes the African American community's contributions to the U.S. Army during the Civil War. In many instances, enslaved and free men of color who tried to join the…
Kentucky African American Civil War Memorial
Historical Marker #2226 in Frankfort commemorates the only monument in the state that honors the nearly 25,000 African American Kentuckians who served in the United States Colored Troops during the…
Maysville
Historical Marker #68 in Maysville commemorates the founding of that Mason County city.
Originally called Limestone and located on the Ohio River, Maysville, like Cumberland Gap in the Appalachian…
Freetown Church
Historical Marker #1347 commemorates Freetown Church, which is located near Gamaliel, Kentucky, in Monroe County.
The church was built in the late 1840s by three former slaves who had been freed by…
Federal Hill – My Old Kentucky Home
Historical Marker #1102 in Bardstown notes the location of Federal Hill, better known as "My Old Kentucky Home."
This Kentucky landmark was the estate of Judge John Rowan and reputedly served as…
Andrew Jackson Smith
Historical Marker #2107 in Lyon County commemorates Andrew Jackson Smith, an African American soldier who won the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Civil War.
Smith, the son of an enslaved African…
Uncle Tom Lived Here
Historical Marker #1241 in Daviess County notes the location of the Riley family home place. The Rileys were the owners of Josiah Henson, a slave whom Harriet Beecher Stowe used to help model her main…
Stonetown
Historical Marker #2375 in Scott County notes the location of Stonetown, one of a number of Kentucky African American rural communities that formed in the years following the Civil War.
When the…
Slavery Laws in Old Kentucky
Historical Marker #1989 in Jefferson County notes the legal history of slavery in Kentucky. Slavery was a part of Kentucky long before statehood was granted in 1792. The state's earliest settlers…
Slave Escape
Historical Marker #1863 in Kenton County notes the escape of enslaved woman Margaret Garner, who murdered her daughter to prevent the child’s return to slavery.
In the winter of 1856, Boone…
Petticoat Abolitionist
Historical Marker # 1099 in Trimble County notes the work of abolitionist Delia Webster.
Born in Vermont and educated at Oberlin College in Ohio, Delia Webster was tried, convicted, and jailed in…
Lion of White Hall
Historical Marker #533 in Madison County notes the life of Kentucky emancipationist Cassius Marcellus Clay.
During his long life, Clay participated in many battles. Some were fought to ensure…
Kentucky Fugitives to Canada
Historical Marker #2072 in Louisville notes the escape of two slaves, Thornton and Lucie Blackburn, who made their way to Canada.
In 1831, newlywed slaves Thornton and Lucie Blackburn learned that…
John Gregg Fee
Historical Marker #2076 in Bracken County commemorates abolitionist John Gregg Fee.
Born in 1816, Fee was the son of a Bracken County slaveholder. Educated at Augusta Academy, Miami University,…