Inscription
On Oct. 23, 1862, 22nd USA Brig. including 1st, 2nd and 20th Ky. Infantry moved here in wake of retreating CSA forces. 500 men worked 36 hours to destroy salt works mainly owned by unionists but used by Confederates. Loyal USA citizens allowed to remove salt enough for their own needs on taking oath none of it would be used to benefit Confederacy.
Details
| HM Number | HM1EJR |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 531 |
| Year Placed | 1962 |
| Placed By | Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways |
| Marker Condition |   5 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 8:44am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 255335 N 4111978 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.12220000, -83.75390000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 7.332', W 83° 45.234' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 7' 19.92" N, 83° 45' 14.04" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 606 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 564 Tri-County Rd, Manchester KY 40962, US |
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This marker is in rough shape. Bronze lettering hard to read, and it looked very dirty. Sitting on a gravel pull off.
Aug 14, 2015 at 9:00am PDT by judgelawless
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