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Simon Kenton, local militia leader, often greeted new families at Limestone Creek, emptying into the Ohio. Tobacco is inspected and weighed in the late 1780s, when Limestone is chartered as Maysville and Mason County created by Virginia. Folks set…
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On May 21, 1825, during a third, triumphal, visit to America, the Marquis de la Fayette, 67, visited Maysville. In appreciation for his services on General Washington's staff, and a commander of American troops, the town rolled out the red carpet …
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This county seat and trade center of over 4,500 people daily welcomed freight-hauling steamboats bringing in goods and visitors and picking up hemp, tobacco and whiskey at the bustling foot of Sutton Street. Senator Henry Clay and others stopped o…
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Prior to the end of the Civil War, escaping slaves sought freedom via the Underground Rail Road. Fugitives led by "conductors" traveled by darkness to refuges or "stations." Quilts often guided them, sometimes with the Drinking Gourd (Big Dipper) …
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It's the turn of the 19th/20th centuries, and Maysville is in transition. Horse-drawn vehicles will soon vie with the town's first auto; riverboats will come, but the railroad is growing busier. Downtown thrives with new businesses and buildings. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KV0_the-lee-house_Maysville-KY.html
The Lee House Circa 1790 was entered on the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1977
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In Honor of Stanley Forman Reed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Solicitor General of the United States General Counsel  Reconstruction Finance Corporation General Counsel Federal Farm Board Representative of M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KQD_maysville-academy_Maysville-KY.html
Ulysses S. Grant entered this academy in fall of 1836, at the age of 14. Grant's home was in Georgetown, Ohio; he stayed with his uncle nearby while attending school. One of the most famous institutions in Ohio Valley, it was taught by two eminent…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KOO_alanant-o-wamiowee_Maysville-KY.html
Ancient buffalo trace carved in the wilderness by prehistoric animals seeking salt. Trace was later used by buffaloes, mound builders, Indians and pioneer settlers. Also known as Warrior's Trace.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KON_elisha-green_Maysville-KY.html
Side 1 Born into slavery in Bourbon County, Elisha Green grew up in Mason County at "Glen Alice" farm outside Maysville. He later purchased freedom for himself and part of his family. A spiritual leader, he helped form African American Baptist ch…
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