Fort Jefferson Memorial Cross

Fort Jefferson Memorial Cross is a monument in Ballard, Kentucky. Fort Jefferson Memorial Cross is situated nearby to the village Wickliffe.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wickliffe Mounds.

Wickliffe Mounds

Park

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Wickliffe Mounds is a prehistoric, Mississippian culture archaeological site located in Ballard County, Kentucky, just outside the town of Wickliffe, about 3 miles from the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Wickliffe Mounds is situated 1 mile north of Fort Jefferson Memorial Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wickliffe and Cairo Historic District.

Wickliffe

Village

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Wickliffe is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 670 at the 2020 census. Wickliffe is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Cairo Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Cairo Historic District is a historic district encompassing a large section of Cairo, Illinois. The district is roughly bounded by Park, 33rd, Sycamore, 21st, Cedar, and 4th Streets and the Ohio River; it includes most areas of Cairo developed by 1890, save for two sections which are almost entirely renovated or deteriorated. Cairo Historic District is situated 6 miles northwest of Fort Jefferson Memorial Cross.

Cairo

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Cairo is in Illinois on a small strip of land in between Missouri and Kentucky as well as the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, made famous in Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.

Fort Jefferson Memorial Cross

Type: Monument
Location: Ballard, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.95747° or 36° 57′ 27″ north

Longitude

-89.09244° or 89° 5′ 33″ west

Elevation

440 feet (134 metres)

Open location code

868GXW45+X2

GeoNames ID

11820624

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