Home of Gen. Butler
Inscription
Gen. William O. Butler, born Kentucky 1791, died here, 1880. War of 1812: River Raisin, Pensacola, and New Orleans. Gen. Andrew Jackson's staff 1816-17. Cited for heroism in Mexican War 1846-48. Practiced law here. Congressman 1839-43. Defeated as candidate for Governor 1844, Vice President 1848 and US Senate 1851. A Kentucky Commissioner to Peace Conference in Feb. 1861.
Erected July 21, 1964.
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More markers in Carroll
Old Kentucky River Toll Bridge
Carroll County, KY
OLD KENTUCKY RIVER TOLL BRIDGE - The Old Kentucky River Toll Bridge first surveyed November 1897 and incorporated Nov. 1898.
Col. Percival Pierce Butler
Carrollton, KY
1761-1821. Col. Percival Butler was appointed Ky.
The Masterson House
Carrollton, KY
Oldest brick house still standing in county, this was home of Richard and Sarah Masterson.
Sanders
Sanders, KY
Gen. George Rogers Clark used route through here, ca.
James Tandy Ellis
Ghent, KY
Birthplace of poet, humorist, columnist, raconteur, soldier.