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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…