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19 historical markers in Kentucky

Barnett's Station

Site of one of the earliest forts erected in this area.

Beaver Dam

Beaver Dam, KY

Named for an unusually large dam made by beavers across a nearby stream.

Ceralvo - Three miles South

Jct. KY 85 and old Ceralvo Road, KY

Name derived from Spanish word meaning deer.

County Named, 1798

Hartford, KY

For the Ohio River, originally its northern boundary.

Courthouse Burned

Hartford, KY

Gen. Hylan B. Lyon with 800 men invaded Ky.

Cromwell Consolidated School

Cromwell, KY

Built in 1921 by Sublett & Hafner contractors for a sum of $9,000.

Early Surgery

Hartford, KY

The first known successful removal of an entire collarbone, performed in 1813, by Dr. Charles McCreery.

Famous Kentucky Artist

Hartford, KY

Charles Courtney Curran, a Hartford native, became well known as an artist.

First Bridge

Hartford, KY

Site of the first covered bridge here, built in 1823, thought to be the first across the Rough River.

First Public Building

Hartford, KY

Ohio County's first jail and courthouse, a combined two-story, log structure, built 1799-1800.

John C. Thomas House

Hartford, KY

This house erected in 1880 on land originally donated to the town by pioneer Gabriel Madison in 1799.

Man of Courage

Hartford, KY

William Smeathers took part in American Revolution and War of 1812; helped erect fort here and at Vienna (later Calhoun) in early 1780s.

Mc Henry

McHenry, KY

The town was named for Henry D. McHenry, lawyer, banker, state representative and senator.

PFC Wesley Phelps

Rosine, KY

This Congressional Medal of Honor winner, born in Grayson County, June 12, 1923, is buried in Rosine Cemetery.

Rev. William Downs

Hartford, KY

This orator, debater, and minister was also a teacher, Bible scholar, and hymn composer.

Richard Parks Bland

Hartford, KY

This fiery native son of Hartford, later a Missouri congressman for 24 years, embraced bimetallism, or "Free Silver," as solution to...

Rosine

Rosine, KY

Post office here was established as Pigeon Roost, January 16, 1872.

Site of Fort Hartford

Hartford, KY

Settled before 1790, this area was often scene of bloody strife with Indians.

Virgil Earp

Rosine, KY

THE EARP FAMILY - The Earp family settled in Ohio County, Kentucky in 1827, where they stayed for 20 years.

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