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Marker #974 Fort William
Marker # 974 sits on the northwest corner of Shelbyville Road and Whipps Mill Road in Louisville, Kentucky. It sits in the front easement of a stone house next door to a car dealership. Shelbyville…
Marker #973 Isham Browder's Grave
Marker #973 sits on the north side of East State Line Road, the road that divided Kentucky and Tennessee, about 2.8 miles east of Fulton, Kentucky. The marker sits on the west corner of a farm-access…
Marker #2667, "The Black Patch War in Fredonia / Rice Tobacco Factory Burned"
Historical marker #2667 in Caldwell County commemorates the Black Patch War in Fredonia and the burning of the Rice Tobacco Factory. The marker was installed on April 16, 2025, near Fredonia American…
Marker #950 Fleming County
Marker #950 sits at the corner of Fleming County Courthouse on the west corner of the building around Court Square between West Main Street and South Main Cross Street. Court Square is a typical…
Marker #917 John Fry
Marker #917 sits near the intersection of N. Wallace Wilkinson Boulevard and Leonard Wilkinson Way. The marker is across the road from the three-way intersection in a grass area near a public parking…
Marker #789 Site of Finley Home
Marker #789 stands near the end of Hilltop Road southeast of Flemingsburg. Hilltop Road dead ends at the Licking River. The marker is right past the address of 6543 Hilltop Road, a private property.
Marker #897 Patriot-Pioneer
Marker #897 stands to the east of Main Park Road across from the intersection connected with Lodge Road near Carlisle, Kentucky. This intersection is approximate to the entrance of Blue Licks…
Marker #820 Roger's Station
Marker #820 stands on the northeast corner of Boston Road and Airport Road on the west side of Bardstown, Kentucky next to a crop field.
Marker #784 County Named, 1803
Marker #784 stands on the northeast corner of Main Street and Washington Street in front of the Greenup County Courthouse.
Marker #729 "Pioneer" Ward: Historical Marker #729 stands on the southeast corner of West Main Street and Holy Street in front of the Martin County Courthouse.
Historical Marker #729, “James ’Pioneer’ Ward,” commemorates Revolutionary War veteran James Ward, a member of the Virginia militia who moved to Kentucky in 1780. In addition to fighting in the…
Marker #709 Benj. Logan -- Pioneer
Historical Marker #709 stands on the north west corner of Taylorsville Road and Brunerstown Road just south of the Interstate 64 intersection of Taylorsville Road.
Marker #678 Founder of Edmonton
Historical Marker #678 stands on the southeast corner of South Main Street and East Stockton Street in Edmonton, Kentucky.
Marker #125 Colonel George Nicholas
Historical Marker #125 stands outside of the cemetery of the Episcopal Church on East 3rd Street in Lexington, Kentucky.
Marker #116 "Canewood"
Historical Marker #116 is located in Clark County, Kentucky on KY 627, approximately 6.5 miles north of Winchester.
Marker #2656 "Industrial School of Reform / Gottschalk Hall"
Historical Marker #2656 stands outside of Gottschalk Hall at the University of Louisville Belknap Campus to commemorate the Colored Girls Dormitory of the Louisville Industrial School of Reform.
Marker #1258, "Mercer County/County Named"
Standing on the courthouse lawn in Harrodsburg since 1969, historical marker #1258 describes the circumstances that led to Mercer County’s creation and provides a brief biography of its namesake, the…
Marker #1449, "the Big Spring"
Historical marker #1449 marks the Big Spring, a vital source of water, and site of the settlement of Harrodsburg.
Marker #1343, "Boone's Cave"
Historical marker #1343 highlights Boone’s Cave in Mercer County, which is regarded as the only cave in Kentucky historically verified to have been visited by Daniel Boone. This is based on…
Marker #551 "Harrodsburg Springs" and #1297 "Graham Springs"
Historical Markers #551 and #1297—Harrodsburg Springs and Graham Springs—both commemorate the mineral springs, health spa, and social resort operated by Dr. Christopher Columbus Graham in Harrodsburg…
Marker #1173, "Beaumont College, 1895-1915"
Historical Marker #1173 in Mercer County commemorates the southern women’s institution Beaumont College. One of the most advanced women’s colleges in the South, Beaumont College was located in Mercer…
Marker #141, "Old Mud Meeting House"
Historical Marker #141 in Mercer County commemorates the first Dutch Reformed Church west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Marker #929, "McAfee Station / Pioneer Teacher, 1779"
Historical Marker #929 commemorates McAfee Station, an early settlement in frontier Kentucky.
Marker #928, "McAfee Station / Pioneer Teacher, 1779"
Historical Marker #928 commemorates McAfee Station, an early settlement in frontier Kentucky.
Marker #1817, "Shaker Ferry Road / Shaker Landing"
Marker #1817, “Shaker Ferry Road / Shaker Landing,” in Mercer County marks the site of a vital transportation route for Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill and other nearby communities during the…