Jesse Head Homesite
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Markerman62
N 37° 41.180 W 085° 13.281
16S E 656829 N 4172502
Located at High St and Lincoln Park Rd.
Waymark Code: WMW8TD
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2017
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On June 12, 1806 he performed the marriage of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, who, in 1809, became the parents of Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the U.S. Head, born in Maryland in 1768, "came-a-preaching" to Kentucky in 1798. Cabinet maker, justice of peace, on Sundays he preached fearlessly. Moved shop to Harrodsburg, 1810, kept on preaching, began newspaper.
Marker Name: Jesse Head Homesite
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number (for official markers): 1038
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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