Governor's Corner

Historical marker location:

Russellville, Kentucky

( 145 E. 5th St., Russellville)

Home of Governor John Breathitt, born 1787, Virginia. Came here, 1800. Lawyer, legislator. Elected Lieut. Governor, 1828, and Governor, 1832. He was advocate of need for preserving Kentucky's valuable documents. He wrote: "There is a laudable solicitude to know everything in respect to our history." Breathitt died in office, 1834. Monument in Maple Grove Cem. by Kentucky.

Dedicated June 17, 1964.

Governors

Kentucky is home to Mammoth Cave National Park, the world's longest known cave system with over 400 miles of explored passages.