County Named, 1860
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For Linn Boyd. Born Tenn., 1800. Came to West Ky. in youth. Kentucky Legislature, 1827-1831. Congress, 1835-1837, 1839-55, and Speaker, 1851-55. Author of Resolution to annex Texas. The Kentucky delegation proposed Boyd for Vice President at Democratic Convention, 1856, but convention chose Breckinridge of Ky.
Boyd elected Lt. Gov., 1859. He died before taking office.
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More markers in Boyd
Here Lies James H. Mc Coy/Here Lies Floyd Mc Coy
Ashland, KY
Here Lies James H. McCoy Oldest son of Randall and Sarah.
Baseball at Central Park
Ashland, KY
Organized baseball in Ashland began when the Ashland Colonels, a minor league team, played at Armco Field from 1939-42.
Booker T. Washington School
Ashland, KY
School’s first two-year high school class graduated in 1925 and first four-year class in 1932.
Mary Elliott Flanery
Catlettsburg, KY
The first woman elected to Kentucky legislature, 1921.
Putnam Stadium
Ashland, KY
This stadium served the Ashland Public Schools.