Sarah Catherine Salyers, 
Carroll County Historian was responsible for the information provided to the Commonwealth for the markers erected in Carroll County.  As always, our respect and appreciation is extended to Catherine. 

• 216 - Carrollton

(NE City Limits of Carrollton, US 42)
First settled 1792, incorporated as Port William 1794.  Carroll County formed and name of town changed to Carrollton by the Kentucky legislature, 1838, both honoring “Charles Carroll of Carrollton”, Maryland, bold signer of the Declaration of Independence. 

• 222 – First Explored

(2^nd Street & Highland Avenue, Carrollton, US 42)
In 1754 James McBride canoed down the Ohio to the mouth of this river—now Kentucky.  Here, as first explored, he carved his initials and the date on tree, landmark for 30 years.  Cited for part in defense of Bryan Station and Battle of Blue Licks, 1782. 

• 634 - Home of Gen. Butler

(Carrollton, Courthouse Lawn, US 42)
Gen. William O. Butler, born Kentucky 1791, died here, 1880.  War of 1812: River Raisin, Pensacola, and New Orleans.  Gen. Andrew Jackson’s staff 1816-17.  Cited for heroism in Mexican War 1846-48.  Practiced law here, Congressman 1839-43.  Defeated as candidate for Governor 1844, Vice President 1848 and US Senate 1851.  A Kentucky Commissioner to Peace Conference in 1861. 

• 893 Benjamin Craig

(Carrollton, Jct. KY 36 & US 42)Grave of one of the founders of Port William (now Carrollton).  Craig lived out of town on 613 acres, which he and James Hawkins owned; the legislature incorporated it in 1794.  He erected the first brick house in this county, 1792.  Born in Va., 1751, Benjamin came to Kentucky at age 30.  He accompanied the Traveling Church, led by Lewis Craig, his brother.  Died, 1822. 

• 911 - Ghent

(Ghent, US 42, Carroll County)
Known as McCool’s Creek Settlement, it was laid off in 1809 on and of Samuel Sanders, whose father was here as early as 1795.  Thirteen families came from Virginia, 1800. 

(Carrollton, Point Park, US 42)
Blockhouse built here, 1789, by General Charles Scott for protection of settlers against Indians who had massacred and driven off earlier families.  Scott came from Virginia, 1785.  He was in the French and Indian Wars.  Organized first company south of James River in the Revolution.  Indian fighter, in Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1794.  Gov. of Kentucky, 1808-12. 

• 1184 – Grass Hills

(Dividing Ridge Road, Carroll County)
Home and family cemetery of Lewis Sanders, 1781-1861.  House built 1819 on land wife inherited from Col. George Nicholas, key drafter of the Ky. Constitution and the first state Attorney General.  Sanders organized first Ky. Fair on his farm in Fayette County 1816.  With Henry Clay, 1817, made the first importation of shorthorn cattle from England, west of the Alleghenies. 

• 1291 – James Tandy Ellis

(Main Street, Ghent, US 42, Carroll County)
Birthplace of poet, humorist, columnist, raconteur, soldier.  He brought pleasure to thousands with his dialectal stories and banjo songs of the blue grass, and his unique fictional character of “Uncle Rambo”.  For 20 years did daily column, “Tang of the South”, for 3 papers.  The Adjutant General of Ky., 1914-1919, World War I.  Born in 1869.  He died here, 1942. 

• 1361 – Sanders

(Railroad Street, Sanders, Jct. KY 36 & 47, Carroll County)
Gen. George Rodgers Clark used route through here, ca. 1780s, called Clark’s War Road, from Drennon’s Lick to Ohio River.  First called Rislerville, then Liberty Station.  In 1874, renamed Sanders, for “Wash” Sanders, local citizen active in state politics.  In the early 1900s, it became a noted resort.  Guests came to enjoy healing waters of nearby wells. 

• 1725 – The Masterson House

(Highland Avenue, 2 miles east of Downtown 
Carrollton, US 42)
Oldest brick house still standing in county, this was home of Richard and Sarah Masterson.  Bricks laid in Flemish bond.  House was center of town’s activities.  Mastersons, leading Methodists, opened their home for services before church erected in 1810.  Masterson was among early trustees of Port William, now Carrollton, which was incorporated in 1794. 

The Masterson House

First court of Gallatin County held here May 4, 1799.  Bishop Francis Asbury visited “Widow Masterson” in 1808.  Sarah and Richard Masterson are buried in the family cemetery nearby.  The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1975.  It was restored by the Port William Historical Society, 1979-1980.