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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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
Ted Poston: "Dean of Black Journalists"
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…
Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961): Notable Educator, Social Activist
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.…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Ora Frances Porter
Historical Marker #2149 recognizes Ora Frances Porter, an influential figure in Bowling Green’s African-American community, who was among the earliest registered nurses in Kentucky. Born in Butler…
Daviess County U. S. Colored Troops in the Civil War
Historical Marker #2467 commemorates the Daviess County United States Colored Troops in the Civil War. In 1864, several hundred enslaved African American men joined the Union Army in Daviess County. …
Lincoln School
Historical Marker #2345 in Franklin remembers the Lincoln School, which served as that city’s African American school from 1940-1965.
During the “Jim Crow” era, funding for African American schools…
"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…
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…
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…
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…
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…