(1913-1988)
FrontBorn in Hiseville (Barren Co.). Graduate of Kentucky State Univ.; later member of Board of Regents. Also studied at Indiana Univ. and Peabody Coll. As principal of Ralph J. Bunche School, Twyman led its merger with Glasgow High School to achieve integration. On Kentucky Education Association Board of Directors. Buried, Bear Wallow Cem.BackTwyman was first African American elected to a full term as mayor of a Ky. city (Glasgow). Served 1968-1985. He was first black Kentuckian on U.S. Commission of Agriculture; served on Ky. Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. He was in U.S. Army during WW II in Philippines, 1942-1946.Presented by City of GlasgowHM Number | tmp-08eca |
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Marker Number | 2019 |
Year Placed | 1998 |
Placed By | Kentucky Historical Society / Kentucky Department of Highways |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 at 10:19pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 596700 N 4094902 |
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Decimal Degrees | 36.99530000, -85.91326667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 59.718', W 85° 54.796' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 59' 43.08" N, 85° 54' 47.76" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 270 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 134-198 KY-80, Glasgow KY 42141, US |
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