County Named, 1799. Barbourville, KY 782
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N 36° 52.065 W 083° 52.798
17S E 243278 N 4084074
Marker 782 related to the naming of the county after Henry Knox
Waymark Code: WM662P
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2009
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Marker reads:
"County Named, 1799 for Henry Knox, U.S. Sec. of War, 1785-96. Born Boston, 1750. Joined Continental Army, 1775. Battles of Bunker Hill, Brandywine, Yorktown, and others. Command of artillery, 1775. Commissioned Major-General, 1781. Proposed a military academy in 1779, first commandant at West Point, 1782. Organized Society of Cincinnati, 1783. Sec of War, 1785-96. Died in Maine, 1806. 1964 Kentucky Historical Society - Kentucky Department of Highways 782"
Marker Name: County Named, 1799
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 782
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society - Kentucky Department of Highways
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