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3-L (LLL Highway)
Historical marker #2634 in Ft. Wright, Kentucky, commemorates the 3-L Highway. The road connected the horse racing cities of Lexington, Louisville, and Latonia in the early twentieth century.
As horse racing became a leading tourism and…
Fourth Street Baptist Church
Historical marker #2620 in Daviess County marks the site of Fourth Street Baptist Church, the oldest African American church in the county.
Among the first Baptist churches established in what is now Daviess County, Yelvington Baptist Church, was…
Virgil Earp
Historical marker #2612 commemorates frontier lawman Virgil Earp and his family.
The Earp family settled in Ohio County, Kentucky, in 1827, where they stayed for 20 years. Nicholas Earp and Virginia Cooksey married in Hartford in 1840. While in…
Dunham High School
Historical marker #2607 commemorates Dunham High School, located in Letcher County.
Jenkins, Kentucky is located at the foot of Pine Mountain and was founded by the Consolidation Coal Company (CCC) and named in honor George C. Jenkins of…
Huntertown
Historical marker #2629 commemorates the Huntertown community located in Woodford County.
Huntertown was an African American hamlet, or “freetown,” located in Woodford County and was settled following the Civil War. On August 29, 1871, formerly…
Dirt Bowl/Algonquin Park
Historical marker #2616 in Jefferson County commemorates the founding of the Dirt Bowl basketball tournament in Algonquin Park. In the summer of 1969, Janis Carter and Ben Watkins were serving as supervisors for summer activities at Algonquin Park.…
Ted Poston
Ted Poston, the subject of historical marker #2518, in Hopkinsville, was the “Dean of Black Journalists.” For 36 years, from 1936 until his retirement in 1972, Mr. Poston wrote for the New York Post as a staff writer. Poston was born in Hopkinsville…
Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961)
Historical marker #2609, located in Jefferson County, commemorates the life and legacy of Nannie Helen Burroughs, suffragist, orator, educator, and club/church leader for gender and racial equality. During Nannie Helen Burroughs’ lifetime, she…
Enid Yandell
Historical Marker #2133, located in Louisville, KY (Jefferson County) remembers the outstanding ambition and skill of sculptor Enid Yandell.
Enid was born in Louisville, Kentucky on October 6, 1869, to Lunsford Yandell, Jr., a prominent physician…
James Morrison Heady
Historical Marker #2148, located in Elk Creek, Kentucky (Spencer County) remembers the creative spirit of James Morrison Heady.
Heady was born in 1829 in Spencer County, on a large family farm between Elk Creek and Normandy. Throughout his…
Albery Allson Whitman
Historical Marker #2194, located in Munfordville, KY (Hart County) celebrates the racial progressivism and valuable artistry of Black poet, writer, pastor, and educator Albery Allson Whitman.
Albery was born on May 30, 1851, to enslaved parents…
John William Bate
Historical Marker #2186, located in Danville, Kentucky (Boyle County) commemorates the inspiring life and progressive work of Black educator John William Bate.
Bate was born in 1854 at the Woodside Plantation on the outskirts of Louisville. His…
Alice Lloyd College
Historical Marker #653, located in Garner, KY (Knott County), celebrates the rich legacy and ongoing progress of Alice Lloyd College.
The College derives its name from Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd, an educator and activist whose efforts brought new…
Fairness Ordinance
Historical Marker #2595 commemorates the historic passage of the first county-wide Fairness Ordinance in Kentucky, by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) on July 9, 1999.
In January 1999 the city of Louisville had passed an…
B-52F-KC-135A Mid-Air Collision
B-52F 57-036 Service Members
*Captain William G. Gutshall, Aircraft Commander
*Major Milton E. Chatham, Instructor Pilot
1Lt Donald Arger, Co-Pilot
*Captain James W. Strother, Radar Navigator
1Lt John W. Mosby, Navigator
*1Lt Gino Fugazzi,…
Fort Ancient Village
An Ancient Village At Augusta
Since 1796 – the beginning of non-Native settlement at the confluence of Bracken Creek and the Ohio River – residents of the Town of Augusta in Bracken County have known about the Native farming village that once stood…
Ora Frances Porter
Daviess County U. S. Colored Troops in the Civil War
Lincoln School
"Tommygun Inventor"
Historical Marker #1706 in Newport commemorates Brig. Gen. John T. Thompson, inventor of the Thompson submachine gun.
Thompson was born in Newport on December 31, 1860. He grew up on various military posts where his father, Lieutenant Colonel…
Evan Williams, 1755-1810
Historical Marker #2445 commemorates Evan Williams (1755 – 1810), an early Kentucky whiskey distiller in Jefferson County.
A native of Wales, Williams came to Kentucky around 1780. He settled in Louisville, which had been established two years…
Stubblefield Birthplace
Historical Marker #87 on the Murray State University campus remembers the life of inventor Nathan Beverly Stubblefield, who developed an early form of radio.
The nineteenth century was a revolutionary time of invention, especially in the field…
Steamboat Inventor
Historical Marker #944 in Bardstown (Nelson County) commemorates steamboat innovator John Fitch, whose pioneering work helped set the stage for a transportation revolution.
Fitch was born on January 21, 1743, in Windsor, Connecticut. He first…
Famous Inventor, 1877-1963
Historical Marker #1493 in Paris highlights the accomplishments of American inventor Garrett Augustus Morgan, who was born the son of former slaves on March 4, 1877.
Garrett Morgan grew up on the family farm while his father worked for the…
Whiskey Row
Historical Marker #2104 in Louisville notes the historical significance of that city’s Main Street whiskey firms.
Louisville’s rise to become Kentucky’s largest city in the nineteenth century was due in large part to its location on the Ohio…
Bottled Bourbon
Historical Marker #2103 in Louisville notes the significance of the “Old Forester” brand, which was the first commercially bottled bourbon.
It will likely never be known who produced the first bourbon distilled in Kentucky. The spirits’ history…
Home of Anne and Carl Braden
Historical Marker #2254 in Louisville notes the location of the home of Anne and Carl Braden, who were active in the Civil Rights Movement.
Anne and Carl Braden are probably best known for their efforts to bring fair housing to Louisville in the…
Cheapside Slave Auction Block
Historical Marker #2122 remembers Lexington’s Cheapside slave auction block and the thousands of enslaved Kentuckians sold here.
For decades before the Civil War, Lexington was the center of the slave trade in Kentucky. Located in the heart of…
Fort Wright - The Black Brigade
Historical Marker #1917 in Kenton County commemorates Fort Wright, a defensive position that was named in honor of Union General Horatio G. Wright.
In August and September 1862, Confederate generals Edmund Kirby Smith and Braxton Bragg invaded…
Simpsonville Massacre
Historical Marker #2283 in Shelby County commemorates the massacre of members of the 5th United States Colored Cavalry (USCC) near Simpsonville.
On January 25, 1865, Company E of the 5th USCC was transporting a herd of 900 cattle to Louisville. …