Kentucky Historical Marker #1796
Garrard/Crittenden House. This early 19th century house is architecturally notable because of brick and log construction. It has series of timbers filled in with brick and mortar and covered with clapboard, a technique uncommon to central Kentucky. Owned by several prominent Kentuckians, including Thomas L. Crittenden and James Garrard families. Later acquired by the Commonwealth in 1973.
300-302 Wilkinson Blvd., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #2293
Paul Sawyier Library. Lilian Lindsey, who lived in the Vest-Lindsey House, founded the Frankfort Public Library. It opened on Dec. 12, 1908, in the McClure Building, and was managed by the Frankfort Woman’s Club until 1965. The library moved to the Old State House, then to the Masonic Building, and in 1925, to the Woman’s Club Building. (Reverse) The Franklin County Homemakers Clubs, in cooperation with the Library Extension Division, started a countywide bookmobile in 1955. The library & bookmobile service merged in 1965 and moved to the old post office, which was named Paul Sawyier Public Library in honor of the well-known artist. The new library opened in 2006.
319 Wapping St., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1743
Vest-Lindsey House. Erected before 1820, this house is linked to several prominent men. It was childhood home of George Graham Vest, a famous orator, debater and three-term senator from Missouri; member CSA Congress 3 years. Also home of Daniel W. Lindsey, who, during the Civil War, was Union regimental and brigade commander, and later Inspector General and Adjutant General of Kentucky.
Wapping & Washington Sts., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1205
Bibb-Burnley House. Site of first house lived in on street, 1786, by John Instone, who came here from England to build boats for Gen. Wilkinson. Wapping Street named by Instone for one of that name in London. John B. Bibb, Lt., War of 1812, represented Logan Co. in Ky. House, 1827-28, Senate, 1830-34. Bought property and built present house, 1845. He developed Bibb variety of lettuce here.
Wapping St., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1653
Liberty Hall: A National Historic Landmark. This Georgian mansion was begun 1796, by John Brown and named for Lexington, Va., academy he attended. His wife Margaretta and Elizabeth Love began first Sunday School west of Alleghenies in garden. Guests have included James Monroe, Zachary Taylor, Andrew Jackson and Gen. Lafayette. In 1937 property deeded to Liberty Hall, Inc. Over. (Reverse) John Brown (1757-1837) - A member of the Continental Congress and one of Kentucky's first two U.S. senators, 1792-1805, John Brown was in the Revolutionary War under Washington and served as aide to Lafayette. After reading law with Thomas Jefferson, he came to Kentucky and purchased this square from Andrew Holmes. In 1799 John married Margaretta Mason of New York; brought her here, 1801.
218 Wilkinson, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1774
Frankfort Chosen as Capital. After Kentucky became a state, five commissioners were appointed on June 20, 1792, to choose a location for the state capital. They were John Allen and John Edwards (both from Bourbon Co.), Henry Lee (Mason Co.), Thomas Kennedy (Madison Co.), and Robert Todd (Fayette Co.). A number of communities competed for this honor, but Frankfort won by perseverance and, according to early histories, the offer of Andrew Holmes' log house as capitol for seven years, a number of town lots, £50 worth of locks and hinges, 10 boxes of glass, 1500 pounds of nails, and $3000 in gold. (Reverse) Frankfort Chosen as Capital - Other contenders for the honor of being selected as the permanent seat of Kentucky state government had offered, as was customary, lists of contributions. These hopeful towns were Legerwood's Bend (Mercer County), Delany's Ferry and Petersburg (Woodford County), Louisville, Lexington, Leestown, and Frankfort. After thorough examination of all sites, the commissioners, following a majority vote, met with the legislature in Lexington on December 5, 1792, and gave their recommendation-that Frankfort was the most suitable site for the state capital. See over.
Near New Capitol, Capitol Ave.& Todd St., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #0504
A Civil War Reprisal. Near here on Nov. 2, 1864 four innocent Confederate prisoners were executed in reprisal for the murder of Union supporter, Robert Graham of Peaks Mill, Franklin Co. All Kentuckians: Elijah Horton of Carter, Thomas Hunt and John Long of Mason, Thornton Lafferty of Pendleton counties. Hunt's body reburied at Maysville, others in the Frankfort Cemetery. Dedicated in 1962. For more information, see ExploreKYHistory: A Civil War Reprisal
New Capitol Grounds, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #2229
Kentucky's Executive Mansion. State's second governor's residence. Governor James B. McCreary, chair of the Sinking Fund Commission, guided the two-year (1912-14), $95,000 construction project. On the National Register of Historic Places–1972. Patterned after Marie Antoinette’s villa, the 25-room, limestone mansion and its gardens have been renovated several times.
Capitol Ave.at Governor's Mansion, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1465
Lt. Presley N. O'Bannon, USMC. First American to raise U.S. flag on foreign soil at Battle of Derne on shores of Tripoli, April 27, 1805. Led attack that overcame Barbary Coast pirates who were holding 180 American seamen for ransom. O'Bannon came to Logan County in 1807. Served in State Legislature 1812, 17, 20-21, and Senate 1824-26. Died in 1850. Remains moved to Frankfort, 1919. (Reverse) Marine Corps Emblem (Image)
Frankfort Cemetery, E. Main St., US 60, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1323
Justice Todd House. Home of Thomas Todd, built 1812. Clerk, the 10 Danville conventions leading to Kentucky statehood. Court of Appeals, 1801-1806. Its chief justice, 1806-1807. Justice on the US Supreme Court, 1807-1826. Born in Virginia, 1765. Died in 1826. His second marriage was to Lucy Payne Washington, sister of Dolley Madison, in the first recorded White House wedding, 1812.
Wapping and Washington Sts., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1925
Macklin House. This townhouse, built ca. 1850, became home of George B. Macklin, prominent land owner and coal dealer. He came in 1867 from Forks of Elkhorn area. His coal yard near L&N R.R bridge. Two-story brick carriage house at rear, one of few in county, built about same time. Blacksmith shop here also. In Corner of Celebrities Hist. Dist. Presented by John C. Ryan and Donald Duff.
212 Washington St., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1726
Rev. Jesse R. Zeigler House (Frank Lloyd Wright House). The design for this house came from a chance shipboard meeting in 1910 of Rev. Zeigler of this city with Frank Lloyd Wright, the internationally known architect. The Presbyterian minister had local contractor Scott begin construction that year. This is an example of Wright's "prairie house," utilizing open floor plans. See over. (Reverse) Frank Lloyd Wright, (1869-1959) - Famous primarily as a residence architect, Wright also planned many impressive public structures, including the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo and Guggenheim Museum in New York City. This is the only building of his design erected in Ky. during his lifetime. House was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Over.
509 Shelby St., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #0576
Daniel Boone-Pioneer. Born, Pa., 1734. Died, Mo., 1820. Married Rebecca Boone, 1756, N.C. First trip to Kentucky, 1767. Set up Fort Boonesborough, 1775, blazed Wilderness Trail and settled. Frontiersman, surveyor, settler, legislator and sheriff. Defender against Indians and British. His claim to 100,000 acres lost, 1784. Emigrated to Missouri in 1799. See other side. (Reverse) Grave of Daniel Boone - In the cemetery stands a monument to Daniel and Rebecca Boone, done by a grateful Commonwealth in 1860. Their remains had been brought back from Missouri and reburied, on September 13, 1845. A tribute to that outstanding frontiersman and his wife, who pioneered in carving out a wilderness empire-now Kentucky. See other side. Presented by Rotary Club, District 671. Dedicated April 6, 1963.
Frankfort Cem., E. Main St., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #0069
Lexington & Ohio R.R.. Site of first railroad west of the Alleghenies. Built 1833-34. Flat iron rails were pinned to quarried limestone blocks. The 23-mile run between Lexington and Frankfort required four hours. For more information, see ExploreKYHistory: Lexington & Ohio R.R.
Near Industrial Park, US 421, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1164
Franklin County Hemp. Kentucky River Mills began making hemp yarns for backs of Brussels carpets in 1878, and started producing binder twine in 1879. Finest quality imported machinery used. Employed 125 persons year round. In 1941, received contract from Navy for $148,500 worth of marine oakum. This was the last hemp factory to operate in Ky., closing down in 1952. See over. (Reverse) Hemp in Kentucky - First crop grown, 1775. From 1840 to 1860, Ky.'s production largest in U.S. Peak in 1850 was 40,000 tons, with value of $5,000,000. Scores of factories made twine, rope, gunny sacks, bags for cotton picking and marketing. State's largest cash crop until 1915. Market lost to imported jute, freed of tariff. As war measure, hemp grown again during World War II. See over.
Wilkinson Blvd., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1182
Site of Love House. First meeting of the Legislature, after Frankfort made capital, held here, 1793, when owned by Andrew Holmes. Built about 1786 by Gen. James Wilkinson. Purchased in 1797 by Maj. Thomas Love and wife. It was for years an inn and center of political and social life for the capital. The exiled French Prince Louis Philippe and Aaron Burr were among guests. In use until 1870.
Wapping & Wilkinson Sts., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1336
Since 1842. The Kentucky School for the Blind, third such state-supported school in U.S. Dr. Samuel G. Howe, of Boston, a pioneer educator of blind, was invited to Kentucky to give public demonstration with his own pupils. Displayed before Kentucky Legislature and in Louisville demonstrating they could be trained for useful life, "free from crushing weight of dependence, ever their lot." Over. (Reverse) Since 1858 - American Printing House for the Blind, the oldest non-profit agency for blind in US and largest publishing house for blind in world. Since 1879, the official school-book printery for all such students in US. The only institution devoted solely to publishing literature and developing and manufacturing manual aids for them. See over.
Frankfort Ave., Louisville, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1359
Franklin County, 1795. Taken from portions of Woodford, Mercer and Shelby counties. Ky. had become a state 3 years earlier, with Frankfort as capital, 1792. First meeting of the legislature's second session met here, 1793. Frankfort made county seat, 1795. Named for Benjamin Franklin, one of the leaders for independence and creation of United States.
Capitol Overlook, US 60, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1444
"Glen Willis". Willis A. Lee, Jr., built a double two-story log house here in 1793. Tract of land on which the house stood was given to Lee by his uncle, Hancock Lee, founder of Leestown, the first settlement in Franklin County. In 1815 Lee erected a story and a half brick house, "Glen Willis," on same site and resided there until his death in 1824. See over. (Reverse) "Glen Willis" - In 1832 the Lee family sold "Glen Willis" to Humphrey Marshall, officer in Revolution, lawyer, extensive landowner, legislator, Federalist leader. In 1809 he fought a duel with Henry Clay over political differences. Marshall wrote one of the earliest histories of Kentucky. Died in 1841. House then bought and enlarged by Henry H. Murray. See over.
Wilkinson Blvd., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1490
State Arsenal. Erected 1850 to replace Arsenal, on Old State House grounds, that burned in 1836. It was seized by Confederates in Sept., 1862, but recaptured by Union in Oct. Scene of a second skirmish, 1864. Fire destroyed building, 1933, but outer walls remained intact. Rebuilt and used by the Department of Military Affairs until conversion to Military History Museum, 1973.
E. Main St., US 60, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1495
Early Congregation. The A.M.E. Church was established in Frankfort, 1839, by Negroes before days of emancipation. First structure built on Lewis Street. Building and ground given by Mrs. Triplett, a white lady, to her servants, Benjamin Dunmore and Benjamin Hunley. In 1881, Rev. D. S. Bentley gave the name "St. John" to the A.M.E. Church. Present church built in 1893.
210 W. Clinton St., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1540
First Presbyterian Church. Organized, 1815, Presbyterians built first denominational church in city, 1824, on north side of Wapping, near St. Clair. This was outgrowth of Sunday School, begun in 1810 by Margaretta Brown. In 1849, the present modified Gothic church was built under guidance of the Rev. Stuart Robinson. During Civil War church remained united because of strong Union sympathies.
416 West Main, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1688
John Hampton House. Earliest surviving stone house in city. Built before 1840, it is constructed of patterned river limestone with jack arches over windows and doors. The builder, John Hampton, was a tavern owner and operator in the county by 1818. His licenses extended into the 1820s. Several members of his family owned and operated taverns. Presented by Mrs. Fred W. Burch. (Reverse) Early Stone House - This house, built by John Hampton, was later the home of Col. Mason H. P. Williams, Franklin County sheriff. He entertained Judge John M. Elliott of Ky. Court of Appeals in this house the night before the judge's assassination across street at the Capital Hotel, March 26, 1879. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Presented by Mrs. Fred W. Burch.
101 West Main St., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1752
Kentucky State University. John H. Jackson, before becoming first president of college, headed black teachers' assoc. in Kentucky and promoted establishment of schools for instruction of black teachers. His efforts led to legislation founding college which became Ky. State. He served 1887-1898 and 1907-1910. First permanent building, Jackson Hall, was named for him. Hall listed on the National Register. (Reverse) Kentucky State University - School was chartered 1886; opened 1887 with three teachers and 55 students. The first state-supported institution of higher education for blacks, school gained funds from legislature for building and teachers, and from Frankfort city council for site and clearing of grounds. Ky. State accredited as four year college in 1931; achieved university status 1972. Over.
Maryland Ave. entrance to Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1779
New Capitol. Gov. J. C. W. Beckham promoted construction of New Capitol due to overcrowding and disrepair in Old Capitol. Federal funds for Civil and Spanish-American War claims paid half of $1,820,000 cost. In 1904, Frank M. Andrews selected as architect. Cornerstone laid 1906. Capitol completed during Gov. A. E. Willson's term. Legislature met January; building dedicated June 1910. (Reverse) New Capitol - Building's style is neo-classic, with seventy Ionic monolithic columns. North pediment shows a heroine-Kentucky-with Progress, History, Law, Art, and Labor as attendants. French influence portrayed by dome and rotunda, designed like tomb of Napoleon, and white marble stairs with banisters, copies of those in Paris Opera House. Murals in east and west wings by Gilbert White.
Capitol Ave.& Todd St., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1986
Labrot & Graham Distillery. One of Kentucky's oldest working distilleries was built on Grassy Springs Branch of Glenn's Creek by Elijah Pepper about 1812. His son, Oscar Pepper, later hired Dr. James Crow as master distiller. Crow perfected the art of bourbon making by introducing scientific methods. The Labrot & Graham Distillery succeeded Old Pepper's in 1878. Presented by Brown-Forman Corp.
7855 McCracken Pike, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #1999
Buena Vista. One-half mile south is site of two-story frame house best known as the summer residence of Robert S. Todd (1791-1849), father of first lady Mary Todd Lincoln. The large family took refuge here from the heat and cholera of summertime in Lexington. As a child, Mary Todd Lincoln spent many summers here. Presented by Cliff and Joan Howard. (Reverse) Todd House - Mary Todd Lincoln later brought her own sons on visits to her stepmother Elizabeth Humphreys. Sometimes the future president, Abraham Lincoln, was able to join them, traveling by rail to nearby Duckers Station. The house was razed in 1947. Only a remnant of stone spring house remains. Over. Presented by Todd and Lincoln Friends.
Site of Todd summer home, US 421, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #2003
Forks of Elkhorn Baptist Church. Constituted in June 1788, with Wm. Hickman its founder and first pastor. Land obtained and frame meeting house built, 1795, near present brick church, constructed 1945. A Virginian, Hickman visited Ky., 1776, and began preaching; returned to Ky. in 1784. Minister to Forks of Elkhorn almost 40 yrs. Reinterred Frankfort Cem., 1916.
Ducker Station Rd. & US 421 S., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #2031
Melodye Park. Louis Horwitz, a Frankfort resident for forty years, bought land on the Kentucky River in 1935 where he built an extensive park named after his daughter. The nine-acre park was always open to visitors at no charge. For years it was Frankfort's only public park. Presented by Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. (Reverse) Melodye Park - Its features included fishponds, picnic tables, gardens, 4,000 roses, fountains, restrooms, boat docks, bathhouses, diving boards, and a man-made waterfall. Two Chinese pagodas were used for dancing, concerts, and movies. Music was piped through the park from the elaborate boathouse. The park was destroyed due to flooding in the 1950s.
Todd St. & Lawrenceburg Rd., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #2227
Oliver Percy Rood 1845-1885. Civil War Medal of Honor recipiant. Born in Franklin Co. on April 25, 1845. Rood moved to Indiana in mid-1850s. Served as private with Co F, 14th IN Inf. Regt. On July 2, 1863, captured flag of 21st NC Inf. Regt. at the Battle of Gettysburg. Died June 1, 1885. He is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN. (text same on reverse)
Leslie Morris Park on Fort Hill, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #2192
Ruth Hanly Booe (1891-1973). In 1919, friends Ruth Hanly and Rebecca Gooch left teaching to found Rebecca-Ruth Candy. Operating out of the barroom of the Frankfort Hotel, closed due to Prohibition, the two were successful entrepreneurs before women gained the right to vote. In 1929, Gooch sold her half of the business to widow Booe. Over. Booe is credited as the inventor of the “Bourbon Ball,” a world- famous confection, and the “Mint Kentucky Colonel.” Her business savvy saw the company through a factory fire, the Great Depression, and sugar rationing during World War II. Booe remained active in the business until 1964.
112 E. Second Street, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #2211
Lewis and Clark in Kentucky- Kentucky Militia. State militia law (1792) required Kentuckians on the 1803-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition to serve in the Kentucky Militia, predecessor to the Kentucky National Guard. Records verify the militia service of William Clark and William Bratton. Over. (Reverse) May 1800, Clark became captain of Jefferson Co. cavalry company in the 33rd Regt. During War of 1812, Bratton was private in 1st Rifle Regt., from Franklin Co. Captured at Battle of River Raisin on Jan. 22, 1813, was exchanged and was discharged on March 27, 1813.
Boone National Guard Center, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #2226
Ky African American Civil War Memorial. The African American Civil War Memorial in Greenhill Cemetery is only monument in state honoring the nearly 25,000 Kentuckians who served in the United States Colored Troops. The names of 142 men from central Ky are etched on monument. Memorial dedicated in July 1924. (text same on reverse)
Greenhill Cemetery, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #2236
Emily Thomas Tubman House. Summer home of Emily Thomas Tubman, philanthropist and emancipator. Born in Va. in 1794, she was reared in Ky. as ward of Henry Clay. She married Ga. merchant Richard Tubman in 1818. A widow after 1836, she gave to many Ky.charities. When Frankfort 1st Christian Church burned in 1870, she donated $30,000 to build a new structure. Over. (Reverse) After her husband’s death, Tubman asked Ga. legislature to free her slaves and let them live in Ga. When petition was denied she gave slaves a chance to move to Africa or remain with her. Of 144 slaves 69 chose Africa. A descendant of one of her slaves was president of Liberia in the 20th century. Tubman died in 1885. Over.
Washington St., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #2317
Louisville Water Company. Filtration Plant- In the late 1800s, Louisville Water Company pioneered research in the filtration of drinking water. The Crescent Hill Filtration Plant opened in July 1909 as a result of the work of Chief Engineer Charles Hermany & George Warren Fuller, who developed “rapid sand filtration.” Fuller is known as the “father of sanitary engineering.” (Reverse) Reservoir and Gatehouse- In 1879, Louisville Water Company opened the Reservoir & Gatehouse as the first step to develop the purification process for drinking water. The Reservoir allowed sediment from the Ohio River water to naturally settle. Inside the Gothic-style Gatehouse are valves that controlled the flow of water into and out of the Reservoir.
Reservoir & Frankfort Ave., Louisville, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #2352
North Fork Baptist Church. Constituted May 1801 by its first Pastor, George Eve, along with William Hickman and 19 others. Joined Franklin Baptist Assn. in 1848. Present church built in Switzer circa 1871. ½ mile from the original log structure. Has prevailed as one congregation through wars, pestilence & other crises for over two centuries.
3660 Rocky Branch Rd., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #2416
1864 Attack on Frankfort. In John Hunt Morgan’s last raid, a large CSA cavalry force moved into Ky. to tie down Union soldiers and obtain horses. After telegraph & rail lines were cut, a small force was sent to Frankfort on June 10 to attack Fort Boone, overlooking the town. Slaves building outer defenses of fort were ordered away to prevent their capture. (Reverse) The fort was defended by a small force of militia & notable volunteers including Gov. Thomas Bramlette, future US Supreme Court Justice John M. Harlan, and General D.W. Lindsey. Emboldened by these leaders, the defenders held their ground. The next day, an attack from south side of the river failed & the CSA retreated to Georgetown.
Broadway & Ann St., Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #2428
O.F.C.- Stagg Distillery. E. H. Taylor, Jr., important figure in distilling industry, established the O.F.C. Distillery in 1869-70. Purchased by Geo. Stagg in 1878 and, in 1904, renamed George T. Stagg Distillery. During prohibition, one of few distilleries in the U.S. granted federal permit to bottle medicinal whiskey, allowing it to remain open. Albert Blanton became president in 1921. Over. (Reverse) Purchased by Schenley Distillers Corp. in 1929, it was greatly expanded and modernized in the 1930s. Sold again in 1992, it was renamed Buffalo Trace Distillery in 1999. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013 as an exceptional distillery complex that contains a unique collection of historic buildings and structures.
Wilkinson Blvd. at entrance to Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #2469
Governor's Mansion at 100 Years. Completed in 1914, the following governors lived in the Mansion for its first hundred years, 1914-2014: Gov. James B. McCreary, 1911-1915 Gov. Augustus O. Stanley, 1915-1919 Gov. James D. Black, 1919 Gov. Edwin P. Morrow, 1919-1923 Gov. William J. Fields, 1923-1927 Gov. Flem D. Sampson, 1927-1931 Gov. Ruby Laffoon, 1931-1935 Gov. A. B. Chandler, 1935-1939 Gov. Keen Johnson, 1939-1943 Gov. Simeon S. Willis, 1943-1947 Gov. Earle C. Clements, 1947-1950 Gov. Lawrence W. Wetherby, 1950-1955 Gov. A. B. Chandler, 1955-1959 Gov. Bert T. Combs, 1959-1963 Gov. Edward T. Breathitt, 1963-1967 Gov. Louie B. Nunn, 1967-1971 Gov. Wendell H. Ford, 1971-1974 Gov. Julian M. Carroll, 1974-1979 Gov. John Y. Brown, Jr., 1979-1983 Gov. Martha Layne Collins, 1983-1987 Gov. Wallace G. Wilkinson, 1987-1991 Gov. Brereton C. Jones, 1991-1995 Gov. Paul E. Patton, 1995-2003 Gov. Ernie Fletcher, 2003-2007 Gov. Steven L. Beshear, 2007-2015 (text same on reverse)
Executive Mansion, Frankfort, KY, United States
Kentucky Historical Marker #0595
Upper Benson Church. The earliest Presbyterian Church in Franklin County was built in 1795 on a site one mile to the east; organized by Thomas Paxton and located on land owned by him. Services held in it until 1848. Rev. Samuel Shannon was its first Minister. Mr. Paxton and others from Upper Benson Church aided in founding The First Presbyterian Church of Frankfort in 1815. Presented by First Presbyterian Church, Frankfort. Dedicated June 23, 1963.
Near Anderson-Franklin Co. line, US 127, Frankfort, KY, United States