Mile Stones and An Early Turnpike, Bardstown, Kentucky
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N 37° 51.376 W 085° 27.704
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A two sided marker noting the importance of Mile Stones and the Bardstown Louisville Turnpike located just north of Bardstown.
Waymark Code: WM6PGV
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2009
Views: 11
The marker has two different sides and the text reads:
Side 1
"Mile Stones, ca. 1835 ~ Along the early turnpikes the law required mile posts. Some were cut from stone and some cast in iron. They showed the distance to each end of the turnpike. Typical of the stone markers are 14 along the east side of the present highway, at their approximate initial locations beside the old Bardstown Louisville Turnpike. See Over. 1967 Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways 1021"
Side 2:
"An Early Turnpike ~ the Bardstown Louisville Turnpike Company, chartered by Kentucky Legislature in 1831, was capitalized at #130,000, increased to $200,00. Shares owned half by individuals half by state. Turnpike completed July 1, 1838 at cost of $203,598. Length of road 29 miles, width 60 feet cleared with 40 graded. Tolls collected during the year ended Oct. 1841 $9,755. See Over. 1967 Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways 1021"
Marker Name: Mile Stones ca. 1835 and An Early Turnpike
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker Number (for official markers): 1021
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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