County Named, 1829/ Hawesville, Kentucky
N 37° 54.071 W 086° 44.961
16S E 522035 N 4194880
County Named, 1829 on Courthouse Lawn in Hawesville, Kentucky
Waymark Code: WM636W
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2009
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COUNTY NAMED ~~ 1829
For John Hancok, 1737~93. Patriot, statesman and soldier. President of Continental Congress, 1775~77, and bold first signer of the Declarartion of Independence. Major~general of Mass. militia in Revolutionary War, member of the Mass. Constitutional Convention, 1780, governor 1780~85, 1787~93. He presided over Mass. convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788.
Marker Name: COUNTY NAMED ~~1829
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 762
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY...KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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