Carter County - Grayson KY
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N 38° 19.986 W 082° 57.114
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Carter County KY is named after William Grayson Carter, state senator 1834-36.
Waymark Code: WM17238
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2022
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TEXT FROM THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL MARKER
County Named, 1838
For Col. William Grayson Carter, state senator, 1834-36. The 88th Ky. county formed, 32nd in size. Carter was created from Greenup and Lawrence. Noted in early years for 5 iron furnaces, its clay products, industry developed in late 1800's. Carter Caves, a major source of saltpeter during War of 1812, has been important tourist attraction since 1924.
Erected 1969 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1247.)
WILLIAM GRAYSON CARTER
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"William Grayson Carter (died July 11, 1849) was an American politician from Kentucky. William was the son of John Carter (from Loudoun County, Virginia) and Hebe (Williams) Carter, and a grandson of Colonel William Grayson. He was a Kentucky state senator from 1834 to 1838. Carter County, Kentucky is named for him."
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CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY
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"Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,627. Its county seat is Grayson. Carter County is in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Carter Caves State Resort Park."
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