Shelby
"Horrible Massacre"
On January 25, 1865, Co. E. 5th United States Colored Calvary (USCC) attacked by Confederate guerillas while driving herd of 900 cattle...
Benj. Logan--Pioneer
Shelbyville, KY
In French and Indian, Dunmore's, Revolutionary Wars.
Birthplace of Governor Augustus Owsley Stanley
Shelbyville, KY
A. O. Stanley, Governor of Ky.
Capt. John Simpson
Simpsonville, KY
Simpsonville and Simpson County, Kentucky, were named for the Captain who fought with Wayne at Fallen Timbers, practiced law in...
Daisy M. Saffell, 1875-1918
Shelbyville, KY
DAISY M. SAFFELL (1875-1918) - An intrepid educator & businesswoman, Saffell devoted her life to serving African Americans during an era...
Gen. Joseph Winlock (1758-1831)
Soldier and statesman.
Lewis and Clark in Kentucky - 1806 Return of Expedition & Death of Meriwaether Lewis
Shelbyville, KY
Meriwether Lewis & William Clark, leaders of the 1803-06 journety to the Pacific, visited Shelbyville several times.
Lewis and Clark in Kentucky - Death of Meriwether Lewis
William Clark, coleader of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific, spent the night of October 28, 1809, at John Shannon's...
Lincoln Institute Campus
Simpsonville, KY
Founded by Berea College trustees with Pres. Frost main fundraiser.
Old Stone Inn
Simpsonville, KY
This structure on Midland Trail has been a tavern, stagecoach inn, and home since built in early 1800s.
Pioneer Station
Shelbyville, KY
Squire Boone's Station or Painted Stone, half mile west on Clear Creek.
Shelby County, 1792
Shelbyville, KY
Formed from a part of Jefferson County, it was the third created after Kentucky became a state.
Shelbyville Fountain
Shelbyville, KY
This fountain was purchased jointly in 1895 by city and county from J. L. Mott Iron Works, New York.
Squire Boone's Station, 1779
Shelbyville, KY
"Painted Stone" 21/2 miles north on Eminence Road, thence, 1/2 mile west to site on Clear Creek.
The Armstrong Hotel
Shelbyville, KY
Established in 1859 by George A. Armstrong and was known for its good food and lodgings.
The Blockhouse
Shelbyville, KY
Built in 1858 by townspeople for civil defense against guerrillas.
Thelma Stovall
Entered political service in 1949 when she was elected to the Kentucky state legislature.
Whitney M. Young, Jr. (1921-1971)
Simpsonville, KY
Civil rights leader born here.