County Named, 1842
Inscription
For Judge John Boyle, 1774-1834. State representative, 1800; U.S. Congress, 1803-9; Kentucky Court of Appeals, Chief Justice, 1810-26; U.S. District Judge for Kentucky, 1826-34. The Judge "lived for his country," setting many important legal precedents for the new state. The 94th county, formed from parts of Mercer and Lincoln, with Danville named the county seat.
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More markers in Boyle
Family Services Association of Danville
Danville, KY
On June 1, 1916, representatives of local churches, civic clubs and Centre College, inspired by Hull House and the Progressive Era,...
Sinking Spring
Danville, KY
SINKING SPRING - Referred to by geologists as a "karst window," sinking springs form when bedrock has collapsed to reveal groundwater...
Site of First Rural Electric Co-Op Substation in County
Perryville, KY
W. H. Rogers, president of Inter-County R.E.C.C., threw the switch at the Perryville substation on June 10, 1938, to energize 56 miles of...
Kirkland Home
Perryville, KY
Near here was the home of Charles King and Caroline Purdom Kirkland.
First USCT Recruits at Camp Nelson
Danville, KY
May 23, 1864, nearly 250 black men, most of them slaves, left Boyle Co. to march to Camp Nelson in Jessamine Co. to enlist in the Union...