Historical Marker
Courthouse Burned
Historical marker location:
Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
( Courthouse lawn, US 60, Mt. Sterling)
Twenty-two Kentucky courthouses were burned during Civil War, nineteen in last fifteen months: twelve by Confederates, eight by guerrillas, two by Union accident. See map on reverse side. Dec. 2, 1863, CSA cavalry burned courthouse at Mt. Sterling to stop its use as a USA garrison. Clerk's records, in rear, saved. Circuit court records destroyed.
Erected January 8, 1964.