Nelson

34 historical markers in Kentucky

Alexander Walters (1858-1917)

Bardstown, KY

This 24th bishop of A.M.E. Zion Church was born in Bardstown and educated under church auspices.

Austin Hubbard (Narcissa) House

Bardstown, KY

Austin Hubbard (Narcissa) House - Austin Hubbard owned this house until his death in 1823.

Bardstown

Bardstown, KY

Bardstown area was explored in mid-1770s.

Ben Johnson House

Bardstown, KY

Well-known representative and state senator Ben Johnson (1858-1950) was born and lived most of his life here.

Benedict Joseph Flaget (1763-1850)

Bardstown, KY

A priest for 62 years, the "First Bishop of the West" became Bishop of Bardstown, 1810; of Louisville, 1841.

Camp Charity

Named by Lexington Rifles, under John Hunt Morgan, who camped here Sept. 1861.

Cedar Creek Baptist

US 62, KY

One mile south, site of The First Cedar Creek Baptist Church, second Baptist church constituted in Ky.

Cedar Creek Baptist Church

Fern Creek, KY

First named Chenoweth Run, church formally organized June 16, 1792, about 12 mi. S.E. of Louisville.

Civil War in Bardstown

Bardstown, KY

On October 4, 1862, Terry’s Texas Rangers, CSA, under the command of Col. John Wharton, were posted north of Bardstown at Fairgrounds...

Confederates Here

Bardstown, KY

On CSA invasion, Bragg's army of 28,000 camped here, September 20 to October 3, 1862.

County Named, 1784

Bardstown, KY

For Thomas Nelson, 1738-89.

Diocese of Bardstown

Bardstown, KY

From 1808 to 1841 the Bardstown Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church provided leadership for a ten-state area.

Edgewood

Bardstown, KY

Right wing built, 1815, main part, 1819, by Ben Hardin, noted lawyer, statesman, member Kentucky Legislature and U.S. Congress.

Froman's Road and Station / Mc Gee's Stone Castle

Bardstown, KY

One mile to the northwest, Paul Froman, grandson of pioneer Joist Hite, cut his wagon road in 1781 from the Salt River stations near...

Goodwin (Goodin) Fort

Established by Samuel Goodwin in 1780 at the site of Old Boston.

Ham Brown Log Cabin

Bloomfield, KY

Prior to the Civil War, Ham Brown was “a free man of color.

Kentucky Railway Museum

Louisville, KY

Officially designated Kentucky Railway Museum by Act of General Assembly.

Kincheloe's Station

US 62, KY

Near here is site of Kincheloe's Station.

Mile Stone, ca. 1835

Along the early turnpikes the law required mile posts.

Morgan's Second Raid

Boston, KY

CSA Gen. John H. Morgan ordered Col. D. W. Chenault's regiment to burn the railroad trestle here, Dec. 29, 1862.

Nazareth College

Bardstown, KY

Mother House of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth since 1822.

Nelson Furnace

Nelsonville, KY

Organized by William and Mordecai Miller and John Irwin in 1836.

One Room School House

Bardstown, KY

ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE - This log school house (circa) 1840) was located 1 mile from Cox's Station which was the first fort built in...

Pottinger's Station

Site of one of the forts which protected the early settlement of Bardstown.

Rogers Station

W. of Bardstown, KY

Site of station located on 1,000-acre tract "marked and improved" in 1775 by Col. James Rogers.

Romantic 1825 Tragedy

Bloomfield, KY

Jereboam Beauchamp and wife Anna buried here in same coffin at own request.

Salem Academy

Bardstown, KY

Bardstown's first school, 1788, formed by Va.

Skirmish at Rolling Fork

Advancing Federals fired on Confederate troops led by Gen. John Hunt Morgan on December 29, 1862, during a rear-guard action.

Spalding Hall

Bardstown, KY

Erected in 1826 and later named for Bishop M. J. Spalding.

St. Thomas Farm

US 31-E, KY

The cradle of the Catholic Church in Ky.

Steamboat Inventor

Bardstown, KY

First burial place of John Fitch.

Successful Surgery

Bardstown, KY

The first successful amputation of a leg at the hip joint in US.

Union Church

Bardstown, KY

This is the first brick church erected within the original city limits of Bardstown.

Walnut Groves Farm

Bloomfield, KY

Established in 1818 when Samuel Boone Merrifield and his wife, Frances Bemiss, purchased 333 acres on Simpson Creek.

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