Historical Marker

Charles Wallace Home


Builder and owner Charles Wallace erected first two courthouses in Ohio Co. The carpenter-contractor and his brother operated county's first water mill. Wallace came to area in 1798 and built his home ca. 1820, 1/2 mi. north. House had movable wall, which the Wallaces often raised for early Methodist meetings. Home listed on National Register of Historic Places.

Kentucky is home to Mammoth Cave National Park, the world's longest known cave system with over 400 miles of explored passages.