First Celebration. July 4, 1794, Col. William Price, veteran of the Revolutionary War, held the first celebration of Independence Day west of the Alleghenies. At his plantation, near here, forty veterans dined to commemorate the "glorious birthday of our freedom." Erected June 2, 1964.
by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Highways Department #0201 of the Kentucky Historical Marker series
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