Middlesborough Historical Marker - Middlesboro, KY
N 36° 36.499 W 083° 42.871
17S E 257213 N 4054854
This historical marker is located on 20th St near the corner of Lothbury Ave in Middlesboro, KY. It describes the early history of the city.
Waymark Code: WM3X6A
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2008
Views: 40
The marker reads:
"Middlesborough
English colony founded in 1886 by Alexander Arthur. Project financed by English company, the American Association, because of timber and rich mineral deposits here. Almost 100,000 mountainous acres in Va., Tenn., and Ky. purchased for the settlement. Town was named for Middlesborough, England. Railroad to Knoxville and Cumberland Gap tunnel built by the company.
1968 Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways 832"
Marker Name: Middlesborough
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 832
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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