Historical Marker
First Public Building
Ohio County's first jail and courthouse, a combined two-story, log structure, built 1799-1800. The second-story courtroom was of "well-hewed logs, with a raised bench for the court, a bar for the attorneys, with bannisters and rails." This building collapsed in 1813. The material salvaged was burned to celebrate the victory of Commodore Perry on Lake Erie.
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, in 1809. His birthplace is now a National Historical Park.