County Named, 1852
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geoprof123
N 37° 51.193 W 083° 51.571
17S E 248416 N 4193383
Interesting to find out how the counties were formed on a visit to the courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMC2EQ
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2011
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Marker Number 790
County Powell
Location Stanton, Courthouse lawn, KY 15, 213
Description
For Governor Lazarus W. Powell, born Henderson Co., 1812. Graduated, 1833, from St. Joseph's College in Bardstown. Attended Transylvania law school. State legislature, 1836-38. Governor of Ky., 1851-55. U.S. Senate, 1859-65. Resolution for his expulsion for Southern sympathy, defeated 1862. Favored Kentucky neutrality. Died 1867, buried Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
Marker Name: County Named, 1852
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 790
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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