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Historic marker for Spencer County, Kentucky

BRIEF HISTORY OF SPENCER COUNTY, KENTUCKY

05/10/2022
A quaint bedroom community in the Louisville area with loads...
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Grave of Col. Richard Taylor, in Zachary Taylor, National Cemetery, in Louisville, Kentucky

RICHARD TAYLOR, EXPLORER, PIONEER, FATHER OF A PRESIDENT

05/09/2022
In 1769, he and his brother were in the first...
Adventure / American History / Famous Graves / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / Pioneer / Revolutionary War / US History / Virginia History
Historic Spencer House in Taylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky

HISTORIC SPENCER HOUSE, TAVERN & INN

05/08/2022
For almost 200 years the Spencer House, has stood as...
American History / Confederate / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / US History
Grave of Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr., founder of the Kentucky Derby, buried at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

KENTUCKY DERBY FOUNDER – MERIWETHER LEWIS CLARK, JR.

05/07/2022
The most exciting two minutes in sports, the Kentucky Derby!...
American History / Famous Graves / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / US History
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“THE SPY THAT SAVED THE UNION”! FELIX GRUNDY STIDGER

05/07/2022
 “The Spy That Saved the Union”! It is said that...
Adventure / American History / Civil War / Confederate / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / Spy / US History
Historic marker for Taylorsville

TAYLORSVILLE, KY – A BRIEF HISTORY

05/06/2022
Taylorsville, Kentucky, is named for a man that came to...
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Zachary Taylor Monument, next to his tomb in the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

ZACHARY TAYLOR, PRESIDENT & MAJOR GENERAL

05/04/2022
“Old Rough & Ready”, President Zachary Taylor! As big of...
American History / Famous Graves / History / Kentucky History / Pioneer / US History
General Lee's monument in the from of University Chapel, formally "Lee Chapel". Lee is entombed in the family vault on the lower level of the chapel.

TOMB OF ROBERT E. LEE

05/03/2022
General Robert E. Lee is a name that is known...
American History / Civil War / Confederate / Famous Graves / History / US History / Virginia History
Monument to the Heroic Overmountain Men, at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park, in Elizabethton, Tennessee

OVERMOUNTAIN MEN TURN TIDE OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR

04/27/2022
The brave men that gathered at what is now known...
Adventure / American History / Boone / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / Museum / Pioneer / Revolutionary War / Tennessee History / US History / Virginia History
"Pete" Browning, aka "The Louisville Slugger" & "The Gladiator" (credit Wikipedia)

LOUISVILLE SLUGGER, HISTORY OF THE BAT NAMED FOR PETE BROWNING

04/19/2022
How many of us have used a Louisville Slugger? It's...
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