Confederate State Capital of Kentucky - Bowling Green, KY
N 36° 59.271 W 086° 27.282
16S E 548526 N 4093663
History marker on the Western Kentucky Univ. campus proclaiming Bowling Green the state capital of Kentucky
Waymark Code: WMJZB0
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2014
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This Kentucky History Marker is located on the campus of Western Kentucky University. It is along College Heights Boulevard between the Kentucky Museum and Diddle Arena.
The marker is about Bowling Green being the state capital of Kentucky as recognized by the Confederate States of America during the Civil War in November of 1861.
The text reads:
"CONFEDERATE STATE CAPITAL OF KENTUCKY
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Bowling Green named state capital
at the convention in Russellville
November 20, 1861.
First Governor, George W. Johnson
commissioners to the Confederate
Congress, William Preston,
W.E. Simms, and Henry Burnett.
Marker Name: Confederate State Capital of Kentucky
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 67
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Department of Highways
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