Breckinridge's Last Home
N 38° 03.100 W 084° 29.897
16S E 719506 N 4214502
Built circa 1866, this house was occupied by John C. Breckinridge in 1874-1875.
Waymark Code: WM214C
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 08/18/2007
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Marker reads:
Built circa 1866, this house was occupied by John C. Breckinridge in 1874-1875. The former U.S. senator and youngest U.S. vice-president was also a Confederate general and secretary of war. After exile, he returned to Lexington in 1869 and resumed the practice of law. He rented this house the last year of his life and died here May 17, 1875.
Marker Name: Breckinridge's Last Home
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number (for official markers): 1742
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways, 1984.
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