Mount Sterling, Kentucky
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The Mt. Sterling-Montgomery County Library was established in 1871. The Mt. Sterling – Montgomery County Library moved to the current location, accessible from both Main and Locust Streets, in July 1984. The building was officially dedicated on September 30, 1984. The local library added a branch in Camargo in October, 2008.
List of Registered Historical Places
- Bondurant House
- Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Passenger and Baggage Depots
- Church of the AscensionChurch of the Ascension (Mount Sterling, Kentucky)Church of the Ascension is a historic Episcopal church at High and Broadway Streets in Mount Sterling, Kentucky.It was built in 1878 and added to the National Register in 1979....
- East Mount Sterling Historic District
- Enoch Smith House
- Gaitskill Mound Archeological Site
- John Bell Hood House
- KEAS Tabernacle Christian Methodist Episcopal ChurchKEAS Tabernacle Christian Methodist Episcopal ChurchKEAS Tabernacle Christian Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church at 101 S. Queen Street in Mount Sterling, Kentucky.It was built in 1893 and added to the National Register in 1983....
- Machpelah Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Church South
- Miss Emma Hicks Bungalow
- Monarch Milling Company
- Mount Sterling Commercial District
- Ralph Morgan Stone House
- W. T. Fitzpatrick House
- William Chiles House
- Wright-Greene Mound Complex
- Confederate Monument of Mt. SterlingConfederate Monument of Mt. SterlingThe Confederate Monument in Mt. Sterling overlooking Mt. Sterling, Kentucky in Montgomery County, Kentucky, commemorates those who fought for the Confederate States of America. It is inscribed by passages from the Bivouac of the Dead....
- Northwest Residential District
October Court Day
Every year, hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to Mount Sterling for Court Day. The event is held on the third Monday of October, with festivities beginning on the prior Friday (recently changed from Saturday by city since school is out anyway on that Friday).Notable residents
- Henry DanielHenry DanielHenry Daniel was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Louisa County, Virginia. He attended the public schools and then moved to Kentucky. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Mount Sterling, Kentucky.Daniel was a member of the Kentucky House...
(March 15, 1786 - October 5, 1873) was a United States Representative from Kentucky. - Amos DavisAmos DavisAmos Davis was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky where he completed preparatory studies. Later, he studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Mount Sterling, Kentucky...
(August 15, 1794 - June 11, 1835) was a United States Representative from Kentucky. - Ernie FletcherErnie FletcherErnest Lee "Ernie" Fletcher is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. In 1999, he was elected to the first of three consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives; he resigned in 2003 after being elected the 60th governor of Kentucky and served in that office...
(November 12, 1952 - ), Governor of KentuckyGovernor of KentuckyThe Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of government in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Fifty-six men and one woman have served as Governor of Kentucky. The governor's term is four years in length; since 1992, incumbents have been able to seek re-election once...
(2003–2007). - Nancy GreenNancy GreenNancy Green was a storyteller, cook, activist, and one of the first African-American models hired to promote a corporate trademark as "Aunt Jemima".- Biography :...
- (November 17, 1834 - September 23, 1923) was born a slave in Montgomery County. Also the original Aunt Jemima. - Jeremy SumpterJeremy SumpterJeremy Robert Myron Sumpter is an American actor. His prominent roles include the title role in the 2003 live action film Peter Pan and the recurring role of J. D. McCoy in the NBC television series Friday Night Lights...
, actor, raised in Mount Sterling.