County Named, 1818
Inscription
For Colonel William Whitley, famous leader in over 17 Indian battles. By 1794 had driven Indians from S.E. Ky. Joined Ky. militia in War of 1812. Killed at Battle of the Thames, 1813. Whitley County formed from Knox. Williamsburg, seat of government, also named for Col. Whitley. First court held, 1818, in home of Samuel Cox, first citizen of Williamsburg.
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More markers in Whitley
Roy Martis Chappell 1921-2002
Williamsburg, KY
A Williamsburg native and Ky.
Gillespie Hall
Main St., KY
Originally Johnson Hall, it was renamed Gillespie Hall in 1995.
Roburn Hall
Williamsburg, KY
Built in 1888 as the first building of Williamsburg Institute.
CCC at Cumberland Falls
Cumberland Falls, KY
Some 80,000 Kentuckians served in Civilian Conservation Corps.
Cumberland College
Williamsburg, KY
Founded as Williamsburg Institute in 1889 under the leadership of General Green Clay Smith and R. C. Medaris to provide affordable...