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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…
Marker #2656 "Industrial School of Reform / Gottschalk Hall"
Historical Marker #2656 stands outside of Gottschalk Hall at the University of Louisville Belknap Campus to commemorate the Colored Girls Dormitory of the Louisville Industrial School of Reform.
Marker #1530 "Wilderness Revival"
Historical marker #1530 shares the story of a series of religious revivals that took place in Kentucky during the mid-to-late 1770s.
Marker #2050, "West Side School"
Marker #2050, “West Side School,” in Harrodsburg, tells the story of a historically Black school that operated during an era of racial segregation.
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Historical marker #2623 marks the location of Cedar Hill Cemetery in Princeton, Kentucky.
Cedar Hill Cemetery was founded in 1809 and originally was called City Cemetery. The first known burial in…
Baseball Great
Historical Marker #2164 in Morganfield commemorates baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who began his career at Camp Breckinridge in Union County, Kentucky.
Jack “Jackie” Roosevelt Robinson was born…
Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002)
Historical marker #2150 commemorates the life and career of Rosemary Clooney, who was born in Maysville, KY.
Rosemary Clooney was born on May 23, 1928, on Front Street in Maysville, one of…
First Louisville Slugger Bat
Historical marker #2499 commemorates the fabrication of the first Louisville Slugger bat by the Hillerich & Son Co., now the Hillerich & Bradsby Co. The marker is located outside of the Louisville…
Herman Chittison
Historical marker #2075 in Flemingsburg recounts the accomplishments of legendary pianist Herman Chittison, whose contributions to the evolution of jazz left an indelible mark on American…
Arthur Krock
Historical marker #1718 in Glasgow (Barren County) honors Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Arthur Krock, also known as the “Dean of Washington newsmen.”
Krock was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, on…
Frederick M. Vinson
Historical marker #636 in Louisa, Kentucky (Lawrence County) honors Frederick “Fred” M. Vinson, who served as a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, a federal appellate judge on the U.S. Court of…
Irene Dunne
Historical marker #1899 in Louisville (Jefferson County) celebrates the career of actress and singer Irene Dunne, who was nominated five times for an Academy Award for her performances.
Dunne was…
Robert Penn Warren
Historical marker #1879 in Guthrie (Todd County) marks the boyhood home of Robert Penn Warren, the only person to have won a Pulitzer Prize in the separate categories of fiction and poetry.
Robert…
Jackson-Dickinson Duel
Historical marker #100 in Adairville, KY (Logan County) marks the site of a duel between future president Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson.
On May 30, 1806, Charles Dickinson, an attorney from…
Louis D. Brandeis Home
Historical marker #2366 in Louisville marks the boyhood home and the legacy of Louis D. Brandeis, who was the first Jewish judge to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Louis Brandeis…
Homer C. Ledford
Historical marker #2250 in Winchester (Clark County) commemorates the life of Homer Ledford, a musician and craftsman who founded the Cabin Creek Band.
Born in Alpine, Tennessee, on September 26,…
Stanley Forman Reed
Historical marker #1839 in Maysville (Mason County) is located at the summer home of Stanley Forman Reed, who served as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court for nineteen years.
Stanley F. Reed was…
Wooldridge Monuments
Historical marker #1288 in Graves County stands in front of the Wooldridge Monuments, a series of fifteen life-size statues in the Maplewood Cemetery.
Colonel Henry Wooldridge was a horse breeder,…
Iwo Jima Hero: PFC Franklin R. Sousley
Historical marker #855 in Flemingsburg (Fleming County) honors PFC Franklin Runyon Sousley, who served in the Marine Corps during World War II and was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima.…
Lincoln Knob Creek Farm
Historical marker #120 in Larue County marks the site of Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home at Knob Creek.
On December 12, 1808, Thomas Lincoln bought the Sinking Spring Farm, a few miles south of…
Lewis and Clark in Kentucky - Cumberland Gap
Historical marker #2217 in Bell County discusses the Lewis & Clark Expedition through the Cumberland Gap, a break in the Appalachian Mountains that runs through Kentucky, Virginia, and…
Bourbon County Hemp/Alexander House
Historical marker #2575 in Paris notes the role and importance of hemp production to Bourbon County’s economy.
For 50 years, Bourbon County was one of the top producers of hemp in the nation. A…
Rhea Stadium
Historical marker #2601 commemorates Rhea Stadium in Russellville, Kentucky, which was named for local and state political figure, Thomas S. Rhea.
Rhea Stadium, home of the Russellville Panthers,…
Austin Hubbard (Narcissa) House
Historical marker #2596 marks the location of the Austin Hubbard (Narcissa) House, which was bequeathed by Austin Hubbard, a white farmer from Nelson County, to his daughter Narcissa, a mixed-race…