Historical Marker
Harold "Pee Wee" Reese
(1918-1999) Born in Meade County; son of Carl and Emma Allen Reese. Major League debut 1940. Spent 16 years with Dodgers in Brooklyn and L.A. (1940-58), interrupted by WWII service in U.S. Navy. Credited with aiding Jackie Robinson's integration into Major League Baseball. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984. Presented by Meade County Fiscal Court.
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.