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1862 in Lawrenceburg
(Marker Number: 630)

County: Anderson
Location: Woodford St., Lawrenceburg, US 62

Description: CSA General J. H. Morgan's cavalry, on first Kentucky raid, here July 14, 1862; as threat to Frankfort. Went instead to Georgetown, took Cynthiana and Paris, returned to Tennessee. Raid covered 1000 miles, 17 towns taken, US stores destroyed. October 8, 1862, during Perryville battle, CSA Gen. E. Kirby Smith's men defeated US under Gen. J. W. Sill west of here. Map other side.

(Reverse) Map showing Confederate Raids and Invasions and a Federal Retreat, in Kentucky.

(Subjects: Civil War | Kirby Smith, E. | Morgan, John Hunt | Perryville, Battle of)

Anna Mac Clarke (1919-44)
(Marker Number: 1970)

County: Anderson
Location: Courthouse lawn, Lawrenceburg

Description: This Lawrenceburg native was one of the first black women in Ky. to enlist during World War II. She joined Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1942, and was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant the next year in newly named Women's Army Corps. While stationed at Douglas Air Field, Arizona, she led fight to desegregate base theater. Presented by Ky. African American Heritage Commission.

(Reverse) Anna Mac Clarke (1919-44) - A 1937 graduate of Lawrenceburg's Colored High School, Clarke earned B.A. from Ky. State College. After army enlistment, she became only African American in 15th Officer Training Class at Ft. Des Moines, Iowa. In 1943, she was first black WAAC assigned to duty with an all-white company as platoon commander (4th Co., 3rd Regt.). Buried Woodlawn Hills Cem., Stringtown.

(Subjects: African American | Cemeteries | Kentucky State College | Schools | World War II)

County Named, 1827
(Marker Number: 847)

County: Anderson
Location: North Main St., Lawrenceburg, US 62

Description: For Richard Clough Anderson, Jr., 1788-1826. Served in Ky. Legis. three terms. Elected Congress, 1817, for two terms. Returned Ky. Legis., 1822, chosen Speaker. Appointed Minister to Colombia by Pres. Monroe, 1823, where he negotiated first treaty with a South American nation, 1824. Interred, "Soldier's Retreat," family home, near Middletown, Ky.

Day of Perryville
(Marker Number: 572)

County: Anderson
Location: 5 mi. W. of Lawrenceburg, US 62

Description: Oct. 8, 1862, during Battle of Perryville, Gen. James Withers' troops of Gen. Kirby Smith's CSA army attacked USA force of Gen. J. W. Sill near Fox Creek while Smith skirmished with Sill's rear guard. Many Union prisoners and 20 wagons captured. A Confederate shot seven Federals but later was killed. He with four others are buried in Lawrenceburg Cemetery.

(Subjects: Civil War | Kirby Smith, E. | Perryville, Battle of)

Distinguished Naval Officers - Alumni of Kavanaugh
(Marker Number: 1479)

County: Anderson
Location: Woodford St., Lawrenceburg, US 62

Description: Class of

ADMIRAL Edmund Tyler Wooldridge - 1920
VICE ADM Charles K. Duncan - 1933
REAR ADM (Ret) John Huston Brady - 1923
REAR ADM (Ret) Rhodam Yarrott McElroy - 1935
REAR ADM (Ret) Andrew Irwin McKee - 1917
REAR ADM (Ret) Logan McKee - 1921
REAR ADM (Ret) Elliott West Shanklin - 1924
CAPT J. Wade Adams, Jr. - 1924
CAPT (Ret) Warfield Clay Bennett, Jr. - 1936
CAPT Fred "Buzz" Borries, Jr. - 1935
CAPT (Ret) James Beattie Denny - 1933
CAPT (Ret) Hugh Murrey Durham - 1942
CAPT (Ret) James Gilbert Franklin - 1933
CAPT (Ret) Joseph Howard Gibbons, Jr. - 1924
CAPT (Ret) George Russell Lee - 1935
CAPT (Ret) Percy Anthony Lilly, Jr. - 1941
CAPT (Ret) Malcolm Wood Pemberton - 1922
CAPT (Ret) Hugh Trent MacKay - 1930
CAPT (Ret) William S. Manning - 1939
CAPT (Ret) Frank Smith - 1935
CAPT (Ret) Ronald Francis Stultz - 1939

(Reverse)
Distinguished Army Officers - Alumni of Kavanaugh
Graduates of U.S. Military Academy, West Point

	Class of
MAJ GEN William Mattingly Breckinridge BRIG GEN William Robards Buster COL (Ret) Robert Pepper Clay COL John Hiley Cobb, Jr. COL (Ret) John Richard Knight COL (Ret) Thomas Washington Woodyard	1928 1939 1925 1943 1940 1935

(Graduates of Kavanaugh often remarked that the academic courses and the physical discipline at this school were more strenuous than at the service academies.)

Kavanaugh School

Rhoda C. Kavanaugh founded school on Woodford Street which became known as "Little Annapolis." First boarding student came to prepare for Naval Academy in 1914. From then until 1945, Mrs. Kavanaugh launched 150 future Navy officers from her "dry-land harbor." She also instructed students for West Point. Fifteen later became Army officers. Success of the school was due to her superior teaching methods. Students also received rigorous physical training coupled with stern but impartial discipline. Kavanaugh School merged with city schools in 1949.

(Subjects: West Point)

Hebron Church
(Marker Number: 1122)

County: Anderson
Location: 1/2 mi. S. of Bluegrass Pky., US 127

Description: A Cumberland Presbyterian Church organized by Rev. Laban Jones in 1827 in log cabin on Thomas McCall farm, overlooking McCall Spring. The itinerant pastor traveled his circuit on horseback visiting his "preaching places twice a year." This church was built in 1844 on the old family burying ground. Interments prior to 1816. Presented by Emery Frazier and Frank Routt.

Kavanaugh School
(Marker Number: 1273)

County: Anderson
Location: Woodford St., Lawrenceburg, US 62

Description: "The Sun Never Sets on Kavanaugh": Kavanaugh Academy 1904-09; Anderson Co. High School 1909-20; Kavanaugh High School 1920-49. Rhoda C. Kavanaugh, A.B., founder and principal 41 years. Under her direction it ranked among the nation's foremost preparatory schools for Annapolis and West Point. Over.

(Reverse) Mrs. "K" - Rhoda C. Kavanaugh dedicated her life to teaching boys and girls, and built the school into an institution recognized nationwide for the quality of its instruction. This plaque is erected in memory of her power to instill in the minds of her students a hunger for and a pride in achievement. Presented by The Kavanaugh Association.

(Subjects: West Point)

McCall's Spring; Formerly Cove or Lillard Spring.
(Marker Number: 1121)

County: Anderson
Location: 1/2 mi. S. of Bluegrass Pky., US 127

Description: The McAfee brothers, James McCoun, Jr., and Samuel Adams, first white men to explore this area, 1773. Cove Spring and Cove Spring Branch in Franklin County boundary line, 1794. Maj. Gen. E. Kirby Smith, CSA, and troops camped here on their way to join General Bragg Oct. 9, 1862. Only known time Spring's supply was exhausted.

(Subjects: Bragg, Braxton | Kirby Smith, E.)

Renowned Congressman
(Marker Number: 812)

County: Anderson
Location: Lawrenceburg, US 127 Business

Description: James Beauchamp (Champ) Clark born near here, 1850. Attended U. of K. Taught school in county, 1870-71. Pres. Marshall College, 1873-74. Congressman from Missouri 24 yrs. Led defeat of Cannonism, control of House by Speaker. Then Speaker, 1911-19. Candidate for nomination for president, 1912 Democratic Conv., through 46 ballots, but lost. Buried, 1921, Bowling Green, Mo.

Salt River Church, 1/2 mile
(Marker Number: 1430)

County: Anderson
Location: 2 mi. S. of Lawrenceburg, Old US 127

Description: Mother church of Baptist witness in area. Constituted Feb. 3, 1798, by William Taylor and John Penney with seven charter members. John Penney, first pastor, served until his death, 1833. Great-grandfather of J. C. Penney, founder of Penney Stores. In 1842, log meetinghouse was replaced by present building. Last church member died in 1965.

(Subjects: Baptist Church)

William H. Townsend (1890-1964)
(Marker Number: 2029)

County: Anderson
Location: Lawrenceburg, Anderson Co. High School, US 127

Description: This renowned scholar, raconteur, and lawyer was born in Anderson Co. Educated first in a one-room school at Glensboro, he graduated from U.K. Law School in 1912. Among his books was Lincoln and the Bluegrass (1955). His talk on Cassius Clay, "The Lion of White Hall," now a taped classic. Presented by Mary Genevieve and Joe Murphy.

(Reverse) William H. Townsend (1890-1964) - Townsend had the largest private collection of Lincolniana in U.S. Recognized as a leading expert on Abraham Lincoln, Townsend was a founder of the Ky. Civil War Round Table, 1953. He served as its first president until his death. Named posthumously to Fayette County Bar's Hall of Fame, 1996. Presented by Mary Genevieve and Joe Murphy.

(Subjects: Books | Clay, Cassius M. | Lincoln, Abraham | University of Kentucky)