Hottell Insurance Building

Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by The United States Department of the Interior

Marker is on North Capitol Avenue (Indiana Route 337), on the left when traveling north.

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The Liar's Bench

1929 - 1986

This original Liar's Bench was located under a shade tree on the corner of Chestnut and Capital from 1929 to 1986. It was a popular and cool place for the men to congregate. Many generations of stories have ...

McCracken County Courthouse

1825~First courthouse built of logs at Wilmington

1832~County seat moved to Paducah.

1861~First courthouse at this site, then at edge of town.

1943~Present building occupied.

Marker presented by McCracken Co. Civic Beautification Board

Marker is on 6th Street.

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Elkhorn Tavern Taken

March 7, 1862 - Early Afternoon

Confederate commander Earl Van Dorn had pushed his army relentlessly for a week to catch the Union army by surprise. Now, after hours of hard fighting up the Telegraph Road, here in sight of Elkhorn ...

Battery E, Pennsylvania Light Artillery

(Front):Battery E.

(Knap's)

Penna. Light Artillery

(Front):Mustered in Oct. 1st 1861.

Reenlisted Jan. 1864.

Mustered out June 14th 1865.

At 3:30 p.m. July 2d one gun was placed

on Culp's Hill in the position marked

by a monument, and was joined by two

others at 5 p.m., when the ...

Spanish American War Monument

"You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined."

458,151

Erected in Honor of The Veterans of the Spanish~American War

Marker is on Washington Street just east of 7th Street.

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Start of Sheridan's Raid

Here Sheridan, moving from camp, came into the Telegraph Road on his raid to Richmond, May 9, 1864, while Lee and Grant were fighting at Spotsylvania. The 10,000 Union Cavalry filled the road for several miles. Turning from the road ...

Stuart

At this point J. E. B. Stuart had his headquarters and cavalry camp in December 1862.

Marker is on Jefferson Davis Highway (Virginia Route 1) 0.1 miles south of Lafayette Boulevard (Virginia Route 1), on the right when traveling north.

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Curtis Baptist Church

Augusta, Georgia

Organized

January 7, 1876

Centennial Observance

January 11, 1976

"Preaching Christ

the hope of all mankind"

Marker is on Broad St (Georgia Route 28) 0.1 miles west of 13th Street, on the right when traveling east.

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"Old Judge Priest"

Here for six years presided William Sutton Bishop, the famed Judge Priest of Irvin S. Cobb's stories.

Judge Bishop, 1839~1902, was First District Circuit Court Judge from 1891 to 1897.

Served in 7th Ky. Conf. Inf.

"This was a man." ...