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|   Red River at Clay City, KY
in River Gauges USGS Gauge 03283500. Next to old Clay City Water Works which were abandoned after opening of the Beech Fork reservoir. posted by:  wuja location: Kentucky date approved: 07/02/2007 last visited: 02/15/1974 |
 view galleryE6.1 km |  Red River Museum - Clay City KY
in History Museums The Red River Museum preserves and interprets the cultural heritage of Powell County and the Red River area. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/22/2022 last visited: 11/23/2022 |
 view galleryE6.1 km |  Collecting Red River's History - Clay City KY
in Kentucky Historical Markers The Red River Museum preserves and interprets the cultural heritage of Powell County and the Red River area. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 12/04/2020 last visited: 10/20/2021 |
 view galleryE6.1 km | Early Iron Works in Kentucky Historical Markers You never know what you might learn from a stop at a marker posted by:  geoprof123 location: Kentucky date approved: 07/17/2011 last visited: 11/23/2022 |
 view galleryE6.1 km |  LARGEST -Steam Powered Sawmill in Ky -Clay City Timber Industry - Clay City KY
in Superlatives In 1886, the area's timber industry expanded. Red River Lumber Mills (1880) became largest steam powered sawmill in KY. In 1890, the steady run began at one of America's largest timber processing plants. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/22/2022 last visited: 11/23/2022 |
 view galleryE6.1 km |  Red River Museum Millstone - Clay City, KY, US
in Millstones Red River Museum Millstone collection posted by: Crazy4horses location: Kentucky date approved: 03/05/2016 last visited: 11/23/2022 |
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|  Highest Point in Powell County, Kentucky (Pilot Knob)
in Geographic High Points The historically significant Pilot Knob in Powell County, Kentucky, is also the highest point in the county. posted by: hykesj location: Kentucky date approved: 12/02/2022 last visited: never |
 view galleryE11.6 km |  Powell County Courthouse - Stanton KY
in Courthouses Powell County Courthouse Circuit Court is held in continuous session.
Circuit Court Motion Hours: First Wednesday after first Monday of month and second Wednesday after the third Monday of each month. Please call if need to confirm. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 12/16/2022 last visited: 11/26/2022 |
 view galleryE11.6 km |  Courthouse Burned - Stanton KY
in Battlefields The marker is on the Powell County Courthouse lawn at Washing Street, Stanton KY. It was erected in 1963 by the Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. The marker number is 587. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 07/29/2023 last visited: 07/30/2023 |
 view galleryE11.6 km |  Courthouse Burned - Stanton KY
in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials The marker is on the Powell County Courthouse lawn at Washing Street, Stanton KY. It was erected in 1963 by the Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. The marker number is 587. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 07/30/2023 last visited: 07/30/2023 |
 view galleryE11.6 km | Courthouse Burned in Kentucky Historical Markers Nice bit of history to learn on a visit to the courthouse. posted by: geoprof123 location: Kentucky date approved: 07/17/2011 last visited: 09/27/2022 |
 view galleryE11.6 km |  Clock at the Powell County Courthouse - Stanton KY
in Town Clocks The Clock is is the tower above the Powell County Courthouse in Stanton KY. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 09/27/2022 last visited: 09/27/2022 |
 view galleryE11.6 km | County Named, 1852 in Kentucky Historical Markers Interesting to find out how the counties were formed on a visit to the courthouse. posted by: geoprof123 location: Kentucky date approved: 07/17/2011 last visited: 11/26/2022 |
 view galleryE11.6 km |  Powell County - Stanton KY
in People-Named Places Powell County named after Governor Lazarus W. Powell. State legislature, 1836-38. Governor of Ky., 1851-55. U.S. Senate, 1859-65. Resolution for his expulsion for Southern sympathy, defeated 1862. Favored Kentucky neutrality. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/27/2022 last visited: 11/26/2022 |
 view galleryE11.6 km |  Lazarus W. Powell - Stanton KY
in Citizen Memorials Lazarus W. Powell-State legislature, 1836-38. Governor of Ky., 1851-55. U.S. Senate, 1859-65. Resolution for his expulsion for Southern sympathy, defeated 1862. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/25/2022 last visited: 11/26/2022 |
 view galleryE11.6 km | Woodford Cefis Stephens - Stanton KY in Citizen Memorials Woodford Cefis Stephens with his horse Forty Niner is a sculpture located on the grounds of the Powell County Courthouse. Woody was voted into the Hall of Fame 1976 and is the only trainer to win five consecutive Belmont Stakes 1982-1986. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/25/2022 last visited: 11/26/2022 |
 view galleryE11.6 km |  Woody Stephens and Forty Niner - Stanton KY
in Statues of Historic Figures Woodford Cefis Stephens with his horse Forty Niner is a sculpture located on the grounds of the Powell County Courthouse. Woody was voted into the Hall of Fame 1976 and is the only trainer to win five consecutive Belmont Stakes 1982-1986. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/25/2022 last visited: 11/26/2022 |
 view galleryE11.6 km |  Powell County Veterans Memorial - Stanton KY
in Non-Specific Veteran Memorials Inscription on the memorial "The People of Powell County Gratefully Acknowledge Those who Bravely Served in the Armed Forces of the United States". posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/26/2022 last visited: 11/26/2022 |
 view galleryE11.6 km |  Powell County Veterans Memorial Mural - Stanton KY
in Murals Inscription on the memorial mural "The People of Powell County Gratefully Acknowledge Those who Bravely Served in the Armed Forces of the United States". posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/27/2022 last visited: 11/26/2022 |
 view galleryE13.8 km |  Mountain View Drive-In
in Closed Drive-In Theatres A combination drive-in movie/car wash. posted by: Wallyum location: Kentucky date approved: 04/02/2021 last visited: 10/12/2018 |
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|  Mack Theater - Irvine, Kentucky
in Vintage Movie Theaters The Mack was one of two theaters operating on Main Street in Irvine, Kentucky. posted by: Wallyum location: Kentucky date approved: 07/01/2010 last visited: never |
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| Rare 1860 Tombstones - Winchester KY in Kentucky Historical Markers In the burial ground, one-fourth mile east, are two rare Carrara marble tombstones carved in Italy by Joel Tanner Hart, the world renowned sculptor. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 03/31/2020 last visited: 10/20/2021 |
 view galleryNW21.6 km | East Broadway Cemetery - Winchester, KY in Kentucky Historical Markers In 1833 town trustees bought about an acre for $45 for public burial ground. First cholera epidemic in U.S. reached here. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 03/31/2020 last visited: 10/20/2021 |
 view galleryNW21.6 km |  Cholera Epidemic in U.S-East Broadway Cemetery.-Winchester, KY
in Disaster Memorials First cholera epidemic in U.S. reached in Winchester KY. Seventy-five victims were buried in East Broadway Cemetery in 1833. The cemetery was used until 1854. It is now maintained as a memorial of that terrible tragedy. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/20/2022 last visited: 11/20/2022 |
 view galleryNW21.6 km |  FIRST- Cholera Epidemic in U.S.-Winchester, KY
in First of its Kind First cholera epidemic in U.S. reached here. Seventy-five victims were buried in East Broadway Cemetery in 1833. The cemetery was used until 1854. It is now maintained as a memorial of that terrible tragedy. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/20/2022 last visited: 11/20/2022 |
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