Clark

26 historical markers in Kentucky

"Morgan's Men" Here

Winchester, KY

CSA Gen. John H. Morgan's cavalry first raided Kentucky July, 1862.

Boone-Callaway Girls Kidnapping

Winchester, KY

On July 14, 1776 Daniel Boone’s daughter, Jemima, and Richard Callaway’s daughters, Betsey and Fanny, left Fort Boonesborough to canoe on...

Canewood

KY 627, KY

Home of two Revolutionary War officers: built about 1793 by Col. Nathaniel Gist 1735-1796 and Gen. Charles Scott 1739-1813, Governor of...

Capt. John Strode

Winchester, KY

Came from Va. to Boonesborough, 1776.

Captain Isaac Cunningham, 1778-1842

Winchester, KY

Commanded a company of Kentucky Mounted Volunteer Militia from Clark and Bourbon counties during the War of 1812.

Clark County Courthouse

Winchester, KY

Clark County, named in honor of Revolutionary War hero General George Rogers Clark, was created in 1792.

Clark County Hemp

US 60, KY

One of the ten Bluegrass counties which produced over 90 percent of the entire country's yield in late 1800s.

Colbyville Tavern

Colby Rd., KY

Built in 1820s by Colby Taylor as a place of rest and entertainment on stage road from Winchester to Lexington.

Colonel John Holder

Howard's Creek, KY

COLONEL JOHN HOLDER - John Holder commanded at Fort Boonesborough in 1779 and est. Holder’s Station near the mouth of Lower Howard’s...

County Named, 1793

Winchester, KY

For General George Rogers Clark, who came to Kentucky territory from Virginia, 1775.

Daniel Boone, Surveyor/Bush Settlement

DANIEL BOONE, SURVEYOR Daniel Boone earned substantial income as a deputy county surveyor (1783-1797), a dangerous job in frontier...

Daniel Boone's Settlement/Scholl's Station Schollsville

Winchester, KY

Daniel Boone's Settlement Daniel Boone selected this site at present-day Schollsville for his settlement in Kentucky by making an...

Downtown Commercial District

Winchester, KY

Winchester, KY was established in 1793.

East Broadway Cemetery

Winchester, KY

In 1833 town trustees bought about an acre for $45 for public burial ground.

East KY. Power Cooperative

Winchester, KY

On July 7, 1941, thirteen of Kentucky's rural electric co-ops formed East Kentucky Power Cooperative to relieve the electric power...

Governor James Clark

Winchester, KY

Home and monument of James Clark 1779-1839.

Hanson Home Site

Winchester, KY

Here lived five Hanson brothers, Civil War soldiers, USA and CSA.

Homer C. Ledford

Winchester, KY

Homer Ledford (1927-2006) was a master craftsman, musician, and teacher.

Indian Old Fields

KY 15, KY

Site of Eskippakithiki, sometimes called "Kentake," located on the Warrior's Path.

John Jacob Niles

Composer, author, and ballad singer John Jacob Niles (1892-1980) built Boot Hill Farm here in 1939.

Jones Nursery/Nursery Place

Jones Nursery - Griffin Fauntleroy Jones began one of Kentucky’s earliest commercial nurseries.

Old Providence Church

Daniel Boone attended; Squire, Jr., Samuel and Mary Boone baptized here.

Rare 1860 Tombstone

KY 15, KY

In the burial ground, one-fourth mile east, are two rare Carrara marble tombstones carved in Italy by Joel Tanner Hart, the world...

Roy Stuart Cluke

Site of home and farm from which Cluke enlisted in the Confederate army.

Salt Spring Trace

SALT SPRING TRACE One of the first marked trails in Kentucky.

Sculptor's Birthplace

Winchester, KY

Birthplace of Joel Tanner Hart, 1810, sculptor and poet.

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