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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A7O_the-pastime-theater-disaster_Winchester-KY.html
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On March 9, 1918, at 7:45p.m., a wall of a burned-out building collapsed onto The Pastime Theater near the end of the first showing. Eleven people were killed instantly and scores of others were injured. Eight of the dead were eighteen y…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM200W_world-war-i-memorial-a-war-memorial_Winchester-KY.html
Dedicated to the memory of those from Clark County who gave their lives in defense of humanity in the World War.
"As they served America in time of war, yielding their last full measure of devotion, may we serve America in time of peace, s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F5J_common-cliffside-plants_Winchester-KY.html
The cliffs and slopes bordering the Kentucky River are home to a number of wildflowers and trees, some of which are pictured below. Common plants visible for much of the summer include pokeweed, blackberry, wild grape, and poison ivy. One frequent…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F53_rock-and-man_Winchester-KY.html
"Civilization exists by geological consent" (Will Durant (1885 - 1981), American historian, philosopher, and educator)
Not many people stop to think about the rock beneath their feet, but it is the type of rock, its structure and its history, t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F4R_the-eye-of-the-rich-land_Winchester-KY.html
Kentucky Primeval Huge herds of bison graze in immense meadows beneath an open canopy of oak, ash, cherry, hickory, and sugar maple. Many of the trees are four feet or more in diameter. Elk and deer are abundant. Impenetrable canebreaks cover mil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F4Q_the-quest-for-land_Winchester-KY.html
Land Fever Why did so many people brave the dangers of frontier life to come to Clark County and the Bluegrass? The answer is land — cheap land, fertile land. The quest for land drove the settlement of Kentucky. John Findley was a hunter an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F49_roads-in-the-wilderness_Winchester-KY.html
Directly in front of you is a fragment of the original road built to take men and supplies from the road below, now KY 1924, to the earthwork. This road is now a foot trail, but many of Clark County's original roads are still in use. As the maps b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F41_a-long-steep-road_Winchester-KY.html
Hauling SuppliesThis trail follows the road that took soldiers and supplies from the road below to the earthwork above. It is uncertain whether the military built the road or simply improved an existing trail or road.
The men and supplies at th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F30_three-confederate-raids_Winchester-KY.html
Constant Confederate Raids Forced the Union Army to Take ActionIn the spring and summer of 1863 Confederate raids led by Col. Roy S. Cluke, Gen. John Pegram and Col. John S. Scott crossed and recrossed the Kentucky River. Their mission was twofold…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F2B_defending-the-kentucky-river_Winchester-KY.html
Bridges, Fords and FerriesUnlike the Ohio, the Kentucky River was never an important supply line for the Union Army. Because of its geology, the Kentucky acted as a barrier to the movement of supplies and men.
Much of the Kentucky River is bord…