William Worthington / Island Kentucky
N 37° 26.731 W 087° 08.622
16S E 487289 N 4144306
Located on Jct. US 431 & KY 85 at Baptist Church, Island Kentucky
Waymark Code: WMEDYF
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2012
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This early settler owned large tract of "Island" territory, cut off during times of high water. He served in Revolutionary War under George Rogers Clark, 1781. Became circuit court judge, 1803, then postmaster of Worthington (now Island) in 1829. Judge Worthington was a member of Ky. Senate, 1812-25. Buried north of town. Chapel bears family name.
Marker Name: William Worthington
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 1812
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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