Historical Marker
Inundated Site
Birmingham, six miles north, was one of the oldest settlements in Marshall County and a major early boat landing. Settled 1849; named by British settlers for Birmingham, England. Town covered as Kentucky Lake formed; Kentucky Dam built, 1938-1944. The Birmingham Cemetery was relocated at Briensburg. This TVA project acquired 35,133 acres in Marshall County.
During the Civil War, Kentucky was officially neutral, but the state was divided in its loyalties, with many citizens fighting on both sides of the conflict.