County Named/ Calhoun
N 37° 32.238 W 087° 15.493
16S E 477187 N 4154510
County Named
For Judge Alney McLean, Lawyer and Politician. Established in 1854, from parts of Daviess, Ohio, and Muhlenberg Counties.
Waymark Code: WM5679
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 11/17/2008
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County Named/ Calhoun
County Named
For Judge Alney McLean, Lawyer and Politician. Established in 1854, from parts of Daviess, Ohio, and Muhlenberg Counties. Solomon Rhoads and James Inman settled in 1788. First county officers were; Sanders Eaves, Judge; Alfred Tanner, Clerk; Henry Griffith, Sheriff; Frank McLean, County Attorney; Jacob Davis, Surveyor; James Hinton, Jailer.
Calhoun
Named for John Calhoun, circuit judge, Congressman, 1835 to 1839. Formed in 1784 as Rhoadsville, it became known as Fort Vienna, 1785, when Solomon Rhoads built a fort here. Boyhood home of the builder and master of "My Old Kentucky Home" Senator John Rowan, Esq. Calhoun incorporated, 1852. Made County Seat, 1854. Called" Capital of Green River Country."
Marker Name: County Named/ Calhoun
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1123
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society....Kentucky Department of Highways
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