Russellville

Russellville (HM2BX3)

Location: Russellville, KY 42276 Logan County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 50.729', W 86° 53.264'

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Site of the Sovereignty Convention

Here on Nov. 18-20, 1861, delegates from 68 counties of Kentucky in convention, by the ancient right of self determination and revolution, set up a newly constituted State of Kentucky. Henry C. Burnett, Trigg, was President of the Convention. Robert McKee, Louisville, Secretary, T.S. Bryan, Christian, and Theodore L. Burnett, Spencer, Associate Secretaries. George W. Johnson, Scott, was elected Governor, Robert McKee, Louisville, Secretary of State, John Burnam, Warren, Treasurer, and Josiah Pillsbury, Warren, Auditor. Governor Johnson killed at Battle of Shiloh, succeeded by Richard Hawes, Bourbon.
The Council of Ten Were:
Willis B. Machen, Lyon · H.W. Bruce, Louisville
John W. Crockett, Henderson · Ely M. Bruce, Nicholas
Joseph P. Bates, Barren · James W. Moore, Montgomery
James S. Chrisman, Wayne · George B. Hodge, Campbell
Philip B. Thompson, Mercer · Succeeded by
James P. Burnside, Garrard · Samuel S. Scott, Boone

Under this new regime the sovereignty of our people found a medium of expression for sympathy with the Southern cause in which there could be no stigma of treason. Section 16 of the new Constitution located the provisional government at Bowling Green.
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HM NumberHM2BX3
Series This marker is part of the United Daughters of the Confederacy series
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Year Placed1949
Placed ByKentucky Division United Daughters of the Confederacy
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018 at 11:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 510009 N 4077737
Decimal Degrees36.84548333, -86.88773333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 50.729', W 86° 53.264'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 50' 43.74" N, 86° 53' 15.84" W
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Area Code(s)270
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near N Main St, Russellville KY 42276, US
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