Historical Marker
Green County, 1792
Historical marker location:
Greensburg, Kentucky
( Corner of US 68 & W. Court St., South Public Square, Greensburg)
Formed from parts of Lincoln and Nelson counties. The last of seven formed during first legislature. Named for General Nathanael Greene, who, in the Revolutionary War, commanded a unit at Boston, 1776; helped plan defense of New York; fought at Trenton, Brandywine and Monmouth. Sent south by Washington. Greene's Carolina campaign forced British to leave Charleston, 1782.