Kentucky Historical Markers

Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was once brought up on charges by the Commonwealth of Kentucky?

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John Fox, Jr. was a famous Kentucky author who published the first novel to sell a million copies in the U.S.

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Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the U.S. grew up in Louisville, Ky.

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Dr. James Bond was born a slave in Kentucky, but earned a Bachelors Degree followed by a Doctor of Divinity degree.

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The greatest racehorse of all time may have been the big chestnut, Man O' War.

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Kentucky Horse Park https://kyhorsepark.com/

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Kentuckian Jack Jouett made a heroic ride to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming. This earned him the moniker of "The Paul Revere of the South".

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The story of Kentucky's own Rebecca Ruth candy.

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The first successful abdominal surgery was performed in 1809 in Danville, Ky.

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William Holmes McGuffey, author of the famous McGuffey reader taught elementary school in Paris, Ky.

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We look at the life of Henry Clay.

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