Courthouse Burned - Rowan County, Kentucky
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N 38° 11.062 W 083° 26.005
17S E 286873 N 4229070
This Historical Marker tells of the burning of the original Rowan County Courthouse, along with many others, during the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WMCCPK
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2011
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COURTHOUSE BURNED Twenty-two Kentucky courthouses were burned during the Civil War, nineteen in the last fifteen months: twelve by Confederates, eight by guerrillas, two by Union accident. Courthouse at Morehead burned by guerrillas March 21, 1864, the easternmost damaged incident to war. Building was again burned in 1880. County records before 1880 all destroyed by fires.
Marker Name: COURTHOUSE BURNED
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number (for official markers): 972
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways
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