Juan de Padilla Memorial

Quivira

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Juan de Padilla

Martyr for the Faith

Yielded his life here

in 1542

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Coronado 1541

J.V. Brower 1896

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Barkley/Cobb Memorial

Alben William Barkley (1877~1956)

Elected McCracken County Attorney, County Judge, U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator, Barkley served Harry Truman as Vice-President and was known as the "Veep". He was re-elected to the U.S. Senate in 1955. Barkley coined the term "New ...

Spiral Bridge

1895 – 1951

This footing is all that

remains of the unique

bridge that once spanned

this river.

Historical Preservation Commission

1982

Marker can be reached from Sibley Street north of East 2nd Street (Main Street) when traveling north.

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Lewis and Clark in Kentucky - Danville

In December 1806, William Clark, coleader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific Ocean, visited his nephews in school in Danville. Clark was en route to Washington to report to President Jefferson and other government officials about the ...

Walker Daniel

Founded Danville, 1781. First Atty. Gen. of Ky. District, 1783. As a member of Commission went to Falls of Ohio to allot lands in Clark's grant to members of Ill. Regt. Daniel was killed by Indians, Aug. 1784, on way ...

African American Business District - Doric Lodge No. 18 (F. & A.

In this block a thriving African American business district stood for over 100 years. Restaurants, barber and beauty shops, medical and dental offices, and retail shops drew patrons from Boyle and nearby counties. Until razed by urban renewal in 1973, ...

Lundy's Lane Battlefield Commemorative Wall

Celebrating 100 Years

In celebration of the City of Niagara Falls Centennial, and the 190th Anniversary of the Battle of Lundy's Lane, fought on July 25, 1814. These limestone panels were created to pay tribute to those who lost their lives ...

Logan's Station or St. Asaph

Colonel Benjamine Logan settled here after leaving party of Colonel Henderson at Hazel Patch because of settlement plans. Scene of courageous rescue of fallen companion by Logan in Indian attack (1777).

Marker is at the intersection of Danville Street (Business U.S. ...

Earliest Church

The Stanford Presbyterian Church, founded 1788 on this site, on Old Wilderness Trail. Land given by Mary Briggs, sister of Gen. Benjamin Logan. Church moved to its present site, 1838; land given by Logan, one of founders. In 1797, David ...

Wilderness Road - Logan’s Station

Benjamin Logan left Boone’s Road, April 15, 1775, following trace that became the final segment of “Wilderness Road.” Logan’s path ran along an obscure trail from this area to Harrodsburg, then to Falls of the Ohio. The intersection of the ...