By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #978 in Simpson County notes the birthplace of US Representative and Senator Virgil Munday Chapman. Kentucky has produced its fair share of politicians who made a name for themselves on the national stage. Some are better…

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #2238 in Fayette County notes the origins of Maddoxtown, a rural freedman’s community that developed during Reconstruction. For its first seventy plus years slavery was the dominant labor system of Kentucky. And while the Civil…

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #2270 in Sebree remembers that town's school for African American students, which was built in 1938. Like many towns in immediate post-Civil War America, Sebree's existence was due to the railroads. Established in 1868,…

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1508 in Dixon remembers the birthplace of noted author Cale Young Rice and his educator brother, Laban Lacy Rice. Kentucky has produced many notable authors who have delivered works in different eras and genres. James Lane…