Colbyville Tavern - Winchester KY
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 59.550 W 084° 15.700
16S E 740465 N 4208521
Built in 1820s by Colby Taylor as a place of rest and entertainment on stage road from Winchester to Lexington.
Waymark Code: WM128PE
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2020
Views: 1
Colbyville Tavern-Built in 1820s by Colby Taylor as a place of rest and entertainment on stage road from Winchester to Lexington. In 1832, President Andrew Jackson visited here on his trip to Winchester. During antebellum heyday in late 1840s, popular stop for those on way to Olympian Springs in Bath Co. These grounds were used as muster-and-drill area for the Winchester Light Infantry.
Location: Marker is on Bucknerville Road south of Colby Road (County Route 1927), Winchester KY 40391.
Marker Name: Colbyville Tavern
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number (for official markers): 1358
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
1970 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways
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Visit Instructions:
A picture of the site or anything specific to the text on marker.