Historical Marker
County Named, 1860
For Gov. Beriah Magoffin, born 1815, Harrodsburg. Centre College, 1835; Transylvania Law School in 1838. State Senate, 1850-52. Governor of Ky., 1859. Disagreement with the legislature over enforcement of Ky. armed neutrality act caused resignation 1862, when agreement was reached on successor. In 1867-69, State Representative, Mercer Co. Died 1885, buried Harrodsburg, Ky.