Boone

25 historical markers in Kentucky

Abner Gaines House

Walton, KY

In 1790s Abner Gaines built this Federal style mansion and became owner of first stage line between Lexington and Cincinnati, 1818.

Anderson Ferry/1937 Flood

Constance, KY

Anderson Ferry- Founded in early 1800s & purchased by George Anderson in 1817, serves as a link between Boone Co. and southwestern Ohio.

Big Bone Lick, Three Miles

Discovered in 1739 by French Capt. Charles Lemoyne de Longueil.

Boone County, 1798

Florence, KY

Formed by legislative act from a part of Campbell County.

Bullittsburg Baptist Church

Petersburg, KY

Church organized in June 1794 by Elders Joseph Redding and John Taylor and called the Great Bend of the Ohio Church.

Charles Clinton Fleek

Petersburg, KY

Charles Clinton Fleek (1947-1969) - Sergeant Charles Clinton “Chalkie” Fleek was born on August 28, 1947 in Petersburg, KY.

Crash of TWA Flight 128

Hebron, KY

TWA flight 128, tail #N821TW, was making an approach in light snow when it crashed into an orchard approximately 1,000 feet north of...

Crash of TWA Flight 694

Hebron, KY

TWA flight 694, tail #N93211, had taken off from the airport when it was struck by a private DC-3 & fell to the ground approximately 750...

First Baptist African American Church, Florence

Florence, KY

FIRST BAPTIST AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCH, FLORENCE -First Baptist African American Church in Florence was founded in 1870 by the Trustees of...

From Craig's Camp to Burlington

Burlington, KY

From Craig's Camp...

Hopeful Lutheran Church

Florence, KY

Hopeful Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded on Epiphany Day, 1806, by German-speaking families from Madison Co., Va.

John Hunt Morgan Escape Route

Union, KY

On Nov. 28, 1863, after escaping from Ohio Penitentiary & taking a train to Cincinnati, CSA Gen. John Hunt Morgan & Capt. Thomas Hines...

Lewis and Clark in Kentucky - Big Bone Lick

In Oct. 1803, while traveling down Ohio River to meet Wm.

Major John P. Gaines

Home site of John Pollard Gaines, 1795-1857.

Mary Ingles

Reputed first white woman in Ky.

Petersburg Distillery/Lewis Loder

Petersburg, KY

Est. in 1817 as Petersburg Steam Mill Co. at the south end of town.

Piatt's Landing

Rabbit Hash, KY

Near here on the north bank of the Ohio River at mile 510.5 was a riverboat landing, ferry and road to the courthouse at Burlington.

Richwood Presbyterian Church

Services have been held by this old church continuously since it was founded in 1834 by Joseph Cabell Harrison, first pastor.

Skirmish at Florence

Florence, KY

Union troops had built forts around Covington to repel expected attack from CSA troops under General Heth.

Skirmish at Snow's Pond

During 1862 Confederate invasion, rebel forces under General Basil W. Duke searched for approaches to Cincinnati.

Stringtown on the Pike/John Uri Lloyd

Florence, KY

STRINGTOWN ON THE PIKE Nickname given to Florence’s historic Main Street area by J.U. Lloyd in 1900 with publication of his local color...

Tanner Station - 1784

Carlisle, KY

David Tanner, early Ky.

Tanner's Station, 1789

Petersburg, KY

First settlement in Boone County.

The Dinsmore Homestead

Burlington, KY

James and Martha Macomb Dinsmore moved from La.

Walton CCC Camp Bean Ridge

Boone Co. Ky, KY

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) company 3541 began here in July 1935 on a former ball park site owned by John L. Vest.

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