County Named, 1806 - Manchester, KY
N 37° 09.241 W 083° 45.738
17S E 254692 N 4115531
County Named, 1806 - Manchester, KY
Waymark Code: WMCXQH
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2011
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The marker, placed in 1965, is located on the lawn of the Clay County Courthouse.
Marker Text:
For Gen. Green Clay, 1757-1826. Born in Va. Came to Ky., 1777. Va. Legislature, 1788-89, and Va. Convention that ratified Federal Constitution. From 1793 t0 1808 in Ky. House, Senate, Const. Conv. May, 1813,Gen Clay with 3000 Kentuckians, at Ft. Meigs, held back British and Indians. Cousin of Henry Clay. County formed from parts of Madison, Floyd, and Knox.
Marker Name: County Named, 1806
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 836
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways
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