Rowan County, Kentucky - County Named
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This Historical Marker provides a brief biography of John Rowan for whom the County of Rowan was named.
Waymark Code: WMCCPG
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2011
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COUNTY NAMED, 1856 - For Judge John Rowan, 1773-1843. Born Penn., came in 1783 to Ky. Admitted bar, 1795. Member second Ky. Constitutional Convention in 1799. Sec. of State, 1804-06. State Legislature, 10 years. Court of Appeals, 1819-21. U.S. Senate from 1824 to 30. First President of Ky. Historical Society. 1838-43. Buried at his home, Federal Hill, "My Old Kentucky Home," Bardstown.
Marker Name: County Named, 1856
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 788
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways
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