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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KIG_beverly-l-clarke_Franklin-KY.html
Born in Virginia, 1809. Came to Simpson County in 1827. Studied law under noted Kentucky lawyer George Robertson. Served in the Kentucky legislature, 1841-42; US Congress, 1847-49. Delegate to Kentucky Constitutional Convention, 1849. US Minister …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KI1_goodnight-memorial-library-isaac-hershel-goodnight_Franklin-KY.html
Goodnight Memorial Library
Mrs. Goodnight (1858-1935), wife of I.H. Goodnight, in her will made possible the erection of this municipal building containing library, auditorium, assembly room, museum, kitchen. With aid of federal funds, WPA did …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KI0_replica-of-stone-38_Franklin-KY.html
Replica of Stone #38 set nearly 30 miles east of here during the 1859 Cox/Peoples survey of the KY/TN line. This survey resulted in markers set at 5-mile intervals along the line originally determined by Walker and Smith in 1780. Surveyors from bo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KHZ_oklahoma-city-bombing-memorial_Franklin-KY.html
"But the child's sob in the silence curses deeper
than the strong man in his wrath"
-Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The Cry of the Children
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KHY_captain-thomas-f-mantell-jr_Franklin-KY.html
Born in Franklin, Ky., 30 June 1922. Graduated Male High School, Louisville. Joined army Air Corps, 16 June 1942. Graduated Flight School, 30 June 1943. During WWII, Mantell assigned to 440th Troop Carrier Group, 96th Troop Carrier Squadron, 9th A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KHX_birthplace-of-t-o-chisholm-noted-hymn-writer-1866-1960_Franklin-KY.html
Birthplace of T.O. Chisholm
Thomas Obadiah Chisholm, born in log house, Lake Spring community, taught in local school at age 16. Became associate editor of Franklin Favorite; later edited Pentecostal Herald, Louisville. Under influence of evang…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KHU_sue-mundys-grave_Franklin-KY.html
Marcellus Jerome Clarke enlisted in Confederate Army, 1861, at age 17. Attached to Morgan's Cavalry, 1863. Captured on March 12, 1865, taken to Louisville, hanged three days later, court-martialed as guerrilla "Sue Mundy." His last words: "I belie…