County Named 1815
Inscription
For Lieut. Col. John Allen, born in Va., 1771, came to Ky., 1779. Practiced law in Shelby County. State Representative, 1801-07, and State Senate, 1807-13. Killed in battle at River Raisin, Jan. 22, 1813, and one of nine officers at that battle for whom Kentucky counties named. Allen County formed by Act of Assembly, from Warren and Barren Counties.
Location
AddressScottsville Courthouse Lawn
CityScottsville
CountyAllen
StateKentucky
Coordinates36.753567, -86.191850
Sources
More markers in Allen
Trammel Fork Missionary Baptist Church
KY 1332, KY
The Trammel Fork Church was founded in 1802 with seventy members.
Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church
Congregation founded 1801.
Jacksonian Hotel
Scottsville, KY
Built in 1919 during an oil boom, Jacksonian gained wide prominence.
Scottsville Public Spring
Scottsville, KY
Allen County was formed in April 1815.
Mt. Union Church
Organized in 1864 under the name of Mulberry Hill General Baptist Church.