Mineral Mound
N 37° 04.690 W 088° 04.178
16S E 404924 N 4104078
Site of home of Willis B. Machen, 1810~93, farmer, manufacturer, lawyer legislator.
Waymark Code: WM54H1
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2008
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Mineral Mound
Site of home of Willis B. Machen, 1810~93, farmer, manufacturer, lawyer, legislator. A courageous leader of strong convictions and unimpeachable integrity. Member Ky. Constitution Convention of 1849, State Senate 1853, House of Rep. 1856~60, Congress of Confederate States 1862~64, U. S. Senate 1872. A leader in Granger (Farmers`) movement in Ky. for twenty years
Marker Name: Mineral Mound
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 779
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society.....Kentucky Department of Highways
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