Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site is a park in
Junction City,
Lincoln County, Kentucky. It marks the estate and burial ground of
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
's first
governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
,
Isaac Shelby.
The site became part of the park system in 1951.
References
External links
Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic SiteKentucky Department of Parks
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{{Kentucky Parks
Kentucky State Historic Sites
National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Kentucky
Protected areas established in 1951
Protected areas of Lincoln County, Kentucky
Buildings and structures in Lincoln County, Kentucky
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
1951 establishments in Kentucky