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Kentucky Route 106 KY 106 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by KYTC Length 34.985 mi (56.303 km) Major junctions South/West end KY 181 near Elkton Major intersections KY 171 northeast of Elkton KY 178 / KY 507 at Claymour US 431 in Lewisburg KY 1153 in Quality North/East end KY 70 near Rochester Location Country United States State Kentucky Counties Butler, Logan, Todd Highway ...
There are 16 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, of which 6 are part of a National Historic Landmark spread across multiple counties. Another property was once listed but has been removed. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted June 28, 2024. [2]
Location of Butler in Pendleton County, Kentucky. / 38.78778°N 84.37194°W / 38.78778; -84.37194. Butler is a home rule-class city in Pendleton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 612 at the 2010 census .
Battle of Blue Licks. Part of the American Revolutionary War. Daniel Boone rallying his men during the battle. Date. August 19, 1782. Location. Kentucky County, Virginia. 38°25′42.2682″N 83°59′40.73″W. / 38.428407833°N 83.9946472°W / 38.428407833; -83.9946472 ( Blue Licks Battlefield)
October 8, 1976. The Fryer House is a historic two-story stone house located in Butler, Kentucky. It was built by Pendleton County, Kentucky pioneer Walter Fryer in 1811. Abraham Vastine, a housebuilder, built this house of limestone from an adjacent quarry, and it has walls two feet thick. The roof truss system is built of wood framing held ...
Etymology and nickname. The etymology of "Kentucky" or "Kentucke" is uncertain. One suggestion is that it is derived from an Iroquois name meaning "land of tomorrow". According to Native America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia, "Various authors have offered a number of opinions concerning the word's meaning: the Iroquois word kentake meaning 'meadow land', the Wyandotte (or perhaps ...
July 17, 1997. The Confederate-Union Veterans' Monument in front of the Butler County Courthouse in Morgantown, Kentucky, was built in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War, which helped alleviate the bitterness both sides felt toward the other when it was dedicated to the sacrifice of veterans of both sides of the Civil War.
General Butler State Resort Park is a state park located near Carrollton, Kentucky in Carroll County. The park is named for General William O. Butler, a soldier in both the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War. [2] [3] The 791-acre (320 ha) park features a lodge, cabins and campground, fishing and canoeing on Butler Lake, trails for ...