Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site
Park in Lincoln County, Kentucky
37°34′12″N 84°46′45″W / 37.57000°N 84.77917°W / 37.57000; -84.77917[1]Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site is a park in Junction City, Lincoln County, Kentucky. It marks the estate and burial ground of Kentucky's first governor, Isaac Shelby.[2] The site became part of the park system in 1951.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Isaac Shelby State Shrine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Isaac Shelby Cemetery". Kentucky Department of Parks. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ a b Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Historic Sites". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
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External links
- Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site Kentucky Department of Parks
- Shelby Traveller's Rest Burying Ground at Find a Grave
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