Courthouse Burned ~ Harlan, KY
N 36° 50.817 W 083° 19.267
17S E 293046 N 4080408
A Kentucky Historical marker placed on the courthouse lawn in 1963 by the Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways.
Waymark Code: WMQDPJ
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 02/11/2016
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Courthouse Burned
Marker Number 588
County Harlan
Location: Harlan, Courthouse lawn, US 119, 421.
Description:
Twenty-two Kentucky courthouses were burned during Civil War, nineteen in last fifteen months: twelve by Confederates, eight by guerrillas, two by Union accident. See map on reverse side. The courthouse at Harlan was burned in reprisal for burning of Lee County, Va., courthouse, October, 1863. County records in clerk's office nearby were saved.
Marker Name: Courthouse Burned
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number (for official markers): 588
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Department of Highways.
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