Historical Marker
Shelby County, 1792
Historical marker location:
Shelbyville, Kentucky
( Courthouse lawn, 5th & Main Sts., Shelbyville)
Formed from a part of Jefferson County, it was the third created after Kentucky became a state. Named in honor of Isaac Shelby, 1750-1826, first Kentucky governor, 1792-96; elected again 1812-16. In the Revolutionary War, Indian campaigns, and War of 1812. He came to Kentucky in 1783. Member of the Kentucky Constitutional Conventions at Danville, 1784-92.