Glen Willis
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flyingmoose
N 38° 12.603 W 084° 52.291
16S E 686351 N 4231262
Located on the southbound side of route 127.
Waymark Code: WM19Y68
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2024
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Willis A. Lee, Jr., built a double two-story log house here in 1793. Tract of land on which the house stood was given to Lee by his uncle, Hancock Lee, founder of Leestown, the first settlement in Franklin County. In 1815 Lee erected a story and a half brick house, "Glen Willis," on same site and resided there until his death in 1824. See over.
In 1832 the Lee family sold "Glen Willis" to Humphrey Marshall, officer in Revolution, lawyer, extensive landowner, legislator, Federalist leader. In 1809 he fought a duel with Henry Clay over political differences. Marshall wrote one of the earliest histories of Kentucky. Died in 1841. House then bought and enlarged by Henry H. Murray.
Marker Name: Glen Willis
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 1444
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways
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