Livingston County Courthouse - Smithland Kentucky
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N 37° 08.345 W 088° 24.226
16S E 375322 N 4111223
A Kentucky Ohio River Civil War Heritage Trail historical marker noting the significance of the Livingston County Courthouse in the American Civil War. Located on the Livingston County Courthouse lawn, Smithland, Kentucky; 350 Court Street.
Waymark Code: WMBZGW
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Turtle3863
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Union General Ulysses Simpson Grant ordered Union troops to occupy Smith land early in September 1861. The Livingston County Courthouse was used by Union offiers when Federal forces occupied Smithland as a headquarters building and for other purposes during the ccupation from September 1861 to July 1865. Livingston County courthouse was one of few Western Kentucky courthouses not burned during the Civil War.
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