Inscription
Twenty-two Kentucky courthouses were burned during Civil War, nineteen in last fifteen months; twelve by Confederates, eight by guerrillas, two by Union acccident. See map on reverse side. July 5, 1863, clerk's office at Lebanon was burned by Morgan to destroy treason indictments against some of his men. All the county records were destroyed.
Erected June 28, 1963.
For more information, see ExploreKYHistory: Courthouse Burned
Location
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More markers in Marion
Raywick
Raywick, KY
Settlers here, 1778, included Henry Prather and James and John Ray.
Old Grist Mill-Distillery
KY 52, KY
Formerly known as Burks' Mill and distillery.
Cartwright's Station
KY 55, KY
Here, in 1779, Samuel Cartwright located his station on the trail from Wilderness Road to Falls of the Ohio.
Saint Mary's College
Marion Adjustment Center, KY
Oldest extant Catholic College for men west of the Alleghenies and third oldest in the nation.
Catholic Pioneers
Basil Hayden, Sr., led 25 Maryland Catholic families to settle near here, on Pottinger's Creek, 1785.
