Scott

25 historical markers in Kentucky

Buffalo Springs

Stamping Ground, KY

This bowl-shaped basin is one of the state's three major "stamping grounds.

Cardome

Georgetown, KY

Home of Gov. James F. Robinson, 1844 until death, at age 82, in 1882.

Chambers Ave./Ed Davis School

Chambers Ave., KY

Site of school built in 1894 for African American students.

Choctaw Indian Academy, 1825-1843

Georgetown, KY

The U.S. Government established at Blue Springs Farm, home of Vice President R. M. Johnson, its first Indian school for sons of Indian...

Confederate Governor

US 62, KY

Home of George W. Johnson, born 1811 in Scott Co. Named first Confederate Governor of Ky.

First Baptist Church

Georgetown, KY

Organized 1811, its first meeting house erected here, 1815.

Galloway Pike Iron Bridge

Georgetown, KY

Pratt through truss bridge was built in 1910 over North Elkhorn Creek at historic Branham’s Mill site.

Garth School

Georgetown, KY

First public school in Ky.

Georgetown Cemetery

South Broadway, KY

Incorporated 1850, with 31 acres purchased by 1860.

Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

First Baptist College west of the Alleghenies.

Hemp in Scott County

Georgetown, KY

Rev. Elijah Craig established at Georgetown, in 1789, one of the earliest ropewalks, which were long sheds for spiral winding of hemp...

Lindsay's Station

Anthony Lindsay chose this site for his station, built about 1790.

Miller's Run Historic District

Georgetown, KY

Miller’s Run, a tributary of North Elkhorn Creek, was named for John Andrew Miller, an explorer from Pennsylvania who came to Scott...

Payne-Desha House

Georgetown, KY

Built ca. 1814-15 by Robert Payne, a veteran of Battle of the Thames in War of 1812.

Robert H. Brooks (1915-1941)

Sadieville, KY

Born Oct. 8, 1915, in Sadieville, this African American entered an "all white" National Guard unit before WW II began.

Robert Johnson and Jemima Suggett Johnson

Georgetown, KY

Robert Johnson (1745-1815)- Moved from Beargrass to Bryan’s Station in 1780.

Royal Spring

Georgetown, KY

One of the finest in Kentucky discovered July 9, 1774, by Colonel John Floyd and party.

Sadieville Rosenwald School

Sadieville, KY

One of 158 Rosenwald schools built in Kentucky, ca.

Scott County Courthouse

Georgetown, KY

Present structure, 4th courthouse of Scott County, erected in 1877 at a cost of $34,600.

Scott County Jail/Scott County Jailer's House

Georgetown, KY

Scott County Jail - The Scott County Jail was built in 1892 and used until 1991.

Scott County, 1792

Georgetown, KY

Formed out of a part of Woodford County, it was the second created after Kentucky became a state.

St. Francis Church

US 460, KY

The oldest parish in Covington Diocese, this was a pioneer mission center for East Kentucky.

Stamping Ground

Stamping Ground, KY

This area first explored April 1775 by William McConnell, Charles Lecompte and party from Penn. Buffalo herds had stamped down...

Ward Hall

Georgetown, KY

Junius R. Ward had this mansion (75 ft. by 75 ft.) built circa 1855.

Zion Hill/Zion Hill School

Midway, KY

Established prior to the end of slavery.

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