Federal Hill - My Old Kentucky Home
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rogueblack
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Historical Marker for Federal Hill, the inspiration for My Old Kentucky Home, in Bardstown, KY.
Waymark Code: WM2WCG
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2007
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Inspiration for the state song of Kentucky by Stephen Collins Foster in 1853. Judge John Rowan, cousin, owned and had built back wing in 1785 and the front in 1818. Federal Hill became renowned as a center of legal, political and social activity. In Senate Rowan led amending US judicial system and ending imprisonment for debt.
Marker Name: Federal Hill - My Old Kentucky Home
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number (for official markers): 1867
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
My Old Kentucky Home Commission
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Visit Instructions:
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