Home of Gov. Leslie
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Preston H. Leslie, born Ky., 1819. Died Montana, 1907. Completed term of Gov. John Stevenson from Feb. to Sept., 1871, when elected 27th Governor of Kentucky. Known for his sound judgment of State affairs and meeting the needs of growing population and business. Territorial Governor of Montana, 1887-89, US District Attorney, 1894-98. Appointed by Pres. Cleveland.
Installed in 1964.
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More markers in Barren
F.M. Jones and Bro. General Store
Glasgow, KY
In 1855, John and Francis Marion Jones formed a partnership for selling goods at Myers Steam Mill on Beaver Creek in Barren County.
First Farmers Rural Electric Co-op Substation
Cave City, KY
On Jan. 12, 1939, the Goodnight substation was energized.
Henry Clay Morrison/Morrison Park
Famed Methodist preacher & pioneer of the Holiness movement.
Willa Brown Chappell (1906-1992)
Glasgow, KY
This Glasgow native was the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license in the U.S., 1937.
Nettie B.C. Depp (1974-1932)
Glasgow, KY
The first female public official in Barren Co., she was elected in 1913, seven years before women were allowed to vote.