A Renowned Piscator

Historical marker location:

Cynthiana, Kentucky

( S. of bridge, US 27, Cynthiana)

Dr. James A. Henshall, 1836-1925, author Book of the Black Bass and others, brought fame to Kentucky's South Licking, Elkhorn, and Stoner streams. He came here to practice medicine. During Civil War healed wounds for men in Blue and Gray. Left, regained health, returned in 1880, wrote book. With U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, 1896-1917, he found new method for fish propagation.

Dedicated August 16, 1964.

Civil War Physicians Fishing