Kentucky Novelist
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Site of birthplace and early home of John Fox, Jr., famous Kentucky author, born 1862, graduated from Harvard in 1883. Died, 1919. His understanding of mountain life in Ky. and Va. revealed in 12 novels and 45 short stories, including The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come, among first books published in US to sell one million copies, and Trail Of The Lonesome Pine.
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More markers in Bourbon
Bourbon County Hemp/Alexander House
Paris, KY
Bourbon County Hemp One of the main hemp producing counties.
Frankfort and Cincinnati Railroad
Georgetown, KY
Built 1888-90 as the Kentucky Midland Railroad, it spanned 40 miles from Frankfort to Paris.
Millersburg Military Institute
Millersburg, KY
During a visit to Millersburg in the late 1800s, Col. C. M. Best decided that the area was perfect for a military training school.
Bourbon Whiskey/ Jacob Spears
Paris, KY
Named after Bourbon Co. because of quantity and quality of whiskey produced within its borders.
Centerville Baptist Church
Established in 1867 under Rev. Thomas Gant after members left the fellowship of First Baptist Church, Paris, Rev. Elisha Green, pastor.