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In February 2013, the Kentucky Historical Society erected a historical marker in the park to commemorate the African-Americans who enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War. [17] In May 1864, the group of 250 men – mostly slaves , but including some freedmen – marched from Danville to nearby Camp Nelson in Jessamine County , where ...
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Danville, Kentucky" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
East Main Street Historic District in Danville, Kentucky is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1] [2]The district includes part or all of an area originally called "Otter's Addition".
Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 109.3/4 (2011): 327–350. online; Kleber, John E. Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison and James C. Klotter, eds, The Kentucky Encyclopedia (1992) online; Lucas, Marion B. "African Americans on the Kentucky Frontier." Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 95.2 (1997): 121–134. online
Location of Boyle County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Boyle County, Kentucky. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
Danville and Boyle County Black history is the subject of a 2022 book published by Arcadia Press, as "African Americans in Boyle County." Martha S. Jones opens her book Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All, with her family story of three generations who resided in Danville.
The preservation of African-American cemeteries is an integral part of documenting Black history and heritage. Many lands where enslaved or freed black individuals were buried are threatened by development and neglect though new efforts are underway to protect these historic places.
This is a list of plantations (including plantation houses) in the U.S. state of Kentucky, which are: National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1 ...