Results for subject term "Grayson County": 11
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Shaw's Station
Historical Marker #1980 marks the location of Benham Shaw’s pioneer settlement and the Beaver Dam Creek Baptist Church.
Benham (Bonum) Shaw originally settled near Elizabethtown around 1779 with a…
Pioneer Family
Historical Marker #1828 notes the town of Millerstown, which was settled before 1800.
Millerstown is the oldest settlement in Grayson County. Founded by Jacob Miller in the late eighteenth century,…
Leitchfield Landmarks
Historical Marker #1741 notes some important landmarks in Leitchfield, the county seat of Grayson County.
Founded in 1810, Leitchfield was named for Major David Leitch of Campbell County. Leitch…
Jack Thomas House
Historical Marker #1634 marks the earliest brick residence in Grayson County, as well as one of the oldest brick structures in west-central Kentucky.
The Jack Thomas House was originally a…
The Cedars
Historical Marker #1602 marks one of the oldest brick houses in Grayson County.
The transitional Greek Revival house located in Rogers Springs was built in 1847 by Benjamin Lone Rogers. Rogers was…
Revolutionary War Soldier
Historical Marker #1592 commemorates George Eskridge who settled in Grayson County around 1811.
“Kentucky George” Eskridge, born in Virginia in 1763, served in the American Revolution before…
Green Mill
Historical Marker #906 marks the spot of the Green Sawmill in the small town of Falls of Rough.
Willis Green II was born in Virginia, was a member of the Whig Party, and was a district campaign…
County Named, 1810
Historical Marker #873 notes the naming of Grayson County for Colonel William Grayson, an aide to General George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
George Washington purchased five thousand…
Grayson Springs
Historical Marker# 768 marks the site of a famous sulfur spa and resort in Grayson County.
Grayson Springs began in the mid 1820s and was owned and operated by M.P. Clarkson. Opened from May 1…
Courthouse Burned
Historical Marker #589 commemorates when the Leitchfield courthouse was burned during the Civil War.
Twenty- two courthouses were burned during the Civil War. Most were purposely destroyed while…
Washington's Land
Historical Marker #212 marks five thousand acres of land owned by George Washington in present-day Grayson County.
These five thousand acres in Grayson County was the only land in Kentucky owned by…