Elisha Green - Religious Leader
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A marker commemorating the life of Elisha Green, an early leader in the Kentucky African-American community.
Waymark Code: WM7G5H
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2009
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This marker is located on the "old hill" in Maysville, KY. There is a small monument dedicated to Elisha Green nearby.
The marker text follows.
Front:
"Born into slavery in Bourbon County, Elisha Green grew up in Mason County at "Glen Alice" farm outside Maysville. He later purchased freedom for himself and part of his family. A spiritual leader, he helped form African American Baptist churches in Maysville and Paris, Ky., and preached to many congregations."
Back:
"Elisha Green, Religious Leader - Believing freedmen needed to own land, Green and a white landowner founded African American community near Paris. Politically active, he was chosen a vice president of the Ky. Negro Republican Party at Lexington convention in 1867. He remained a dynamic force in Baptist churches in Maysville and Paris until his death in 1889. Over."
Marker Name: Elisha Green - Religious Leader
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 1962
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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