COUNTY NAMED, 1799 /Hardinsburg, Kentucky
N 37° 46.870 W 086° 27.683
16S E 547429 N 4181672
County Named, 1799 on the Courthouse lawn in Hardinsburg, Kentucky
Waymark Code: WM638F
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/25/2009
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For John Breckinridge, 1760-1806. Attorney General of Ky., 1793-97. Representative in Kentucky Legislature, 1797-1801. Coauthor with Jefferson of 1798 Kentucky Resolutions, opposing U.S. Alien and Sedition Acts. Appointed Attorney General of the U.S. in 1805. He was a key figure in the writing of the Kentucky Constitution, 1799. He served in the U.S. Senate, 1801-05.
Marker Name: COUNTY NAMED,1799
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1170
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY...KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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