Daviess
A Governor for Tennessee
Albert Smith Marks birthplace site, October 16, 1836.
Bethabara Baptist Church
Jct. KY 142 & 762, KY
This congregation was organized on Oct. 5, 1825, in log house.
Bill Smothers Park
Owensboro, KY
Site of home of William Smeathers (Bill Smothers), who in 1797-98 made first permanent settlement at Yellow Banks, now Owensboro.
Buffalo Road
Owensboro, KY
Buffalo herds opened first road in wilderness to present site of Owensboro.
Col. Algernon S. Thruston
Thruston, KY
Lawyer, soldier and farmer.
Confederate Congressional Medal of Honour
Owensboro, KY
The President, CSA, in 1862, was authorized to confer a Medal of Honour upon one enlisted man of each company for "every signal victory.
Courthouse Burned
Owensboro, KY
Twenty-two Kentucky courthouses were burned during Civil War, nineteen in last fifteen months: twelve by Confederates, eight by...
Daviess Co. U.S. Colored Troops in the Civil War
Owensboro, KY
In 1864, several hundred enslaved African American men joined the Union army here.
First Coal by Rail
Owensboro, KY
Robert Triplett built the first railway in Kentucky, 1826.
Fourth Street Baptist Church
Owensboro, KY
Fourth Street Baptist Church - In 1830, a Baptist church began in a log cabin-house, which was provided for Black worshipers by Philip...
George Graham Vest
Owensboro, KY
Established Owensboro's second newspaper, The Gazette, near here in 1852, with Robert S. Triplett, an Owensboro businessman.
George Mason
Owensboro, KY
About 60,000 acres along Panther Creek and Green River owned by George Mason, author of Virginia Bill of Rights and Constitution, 1776.
Hazen A. Dean
Owensboro, KY
First Kentuckian to receive "70 Continuous Years of Service Award" from Boy Scouts of America, 1983.
Home of Thomas Clay
Revolutionary War Captain.
Leonard Knott Homestead
Knottsville, KY
Knottsville, Kentucky- On this site in 1827, Leonard Knott built the first house in Knottsville.
Madison's Land
Sorgho, KY
James Madison, 4th U.S. president, and wife, Dolly, owned 2,000 acres along Panther Creek, now Daviess County.
Medal of Honor Winners
Owensboro, KY
Daviess Co. natives who have received the Medal of Honor: JOHN J. GIVEN–Corp, Co K, 6th U.S. Cavalry.
Moneta J. Sleet, Jr. (1926-1996)
Owensboro, KY
Born in Owensboro, Sleet was a graduate of Ky.
Mount Saint Joseph
St. Joseph, KY
Mount Saint Joseph Motherhouse and Academy, the first motherhouse for Sisters in western Kentucky, the oldest operating girls' academy in...
Panther Creek Battle
Sept. 19, 1862, Confederate force occupied Owensboro.
Pleasant Point Missionary Baptist Church
Utica, KY
Six emancipated slaves formed this congregation in 1871.
Sassafras Tree
Owensboro, KY
This giant tree, first mentioned for its size in 1883, has been an historic landmark in Daviess County for several centuries.
Senator Mc Creery Home
Owensboro Public Lib., KY
Homesite of Thomas Clay McCreery.
Union Station
Owensboro, KY
Built 1905-6, on site of the Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis depot.