National Register of Historic Places listings in McLean County, Kentucky
Current listings
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Name on the Register

Image

Date listed[4]

Location
City or town

Description

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Archaeological Site 15 McL 18

Archaeological Site 15 McL 18

March 15, 1982
(#82002738)

Left bank of the Green River, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) below the mouth of the Rough River[5]: 4
37°29′08″N 87°09′52″W﻿ / ﻿37.485556°N 87.164444°W﻿ / 37.485556; -87.164444﻿ (Archaeological Site 15 McL 18)
Livermore

2

Archeological Site No. 15McL16

Archeological Site No. 15McL16

April 1, 1986
(#86000648)

Left bank of the Green River immediately above Rumsey[5]: 4
37°31′48″N 87°15′05″W﻿ / ﻿37.530000°N 87.251389°W﻿ / 37.530000; -87.251389﻿ (Archeological Site No. 15McL16)
Rumsey

Part of the Green River Shell Middens Archeological District National Historic Landmark[6]: 21

3

Archeological Site No. 15McL17

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April 1, 1986
(#86000649)

Above the right bank of the Rough River, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Livermore[5]: 4
37°29′03″N 87°06′21″W﻿ / ﻿37.484167°N 87.105833°W﻿ / 37.484167; -87.105833﻿ (Archeological Site No. 15McL17)
Livermore

Part of the Green River Shell Middens Archeological District National Historic Landmark[6]: 22

4

Austin Site (15McL15)

Austin Site (15McL15)

April 1, 1986
(#86000650)

Left bank of the Green River, 4 miles (6.4 km) below Calhoun[5]: 4
37°32′36″N 87°18′21″W﻿ / ﻿37.543333°N 87.305833°W﻿ / 37.543333; -87.305833﻿ (Austin Site (15McL15))
Calhoun

Part of the Green River Shell Middens Archeological District National Historic Landmark[6]: 20

5

Battle of Sacramento Battlefield

Battle of Sacramento Battlefield

March 24, 1998
(#97000875)

Junction of Kentucky Routes 81 and 85
37°25′10″N 87°15′42″W﻿ / ﻿37.419444°N 87.261667°W﻿ / 37.419444; -87.261667﻿ (Battle of Sacramento Battlefield)
Sacramento

6

Butterfield Site (15McL7)

Butterfield Site (15McL7)

April 1, 1986
(#86000651)

Southern bank of the Green River across from the mouth of the Rough River[5]: 31
37°28′57″N 87°08′03″W﻿ / ﻿37.482500°N 87.134167°W﻿ / 37.482500; -87.134167﻿ (Butterfield Site (15McL7))
Livermore

Part of the Green River Shell Middens Archeological District National Historic Landmark[6]: 19

7

Crowe Shell Midden (15McL109)

Crowe Shell Midden (15McL109)

April 1, 1986
(#86000652)

Left bank of the Green River, 1 mile (1.6 km) above Livermore[7]
37°28′26″N 87°07′27″W﻿ / ﻿37.473889°N 87.124167°W﻿ / 37.473889; -87.124167﻿ (Crowe Shell Midden (15McL109))
Kirtley

Part of the Green River Shell Middens Archeological District National Historic Landmark[6]: 23

8

R.D. Ford Shell Midden (15McL2)

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April 1, 1986
(#86000653)

Along the Green River off Kentucky Route 256, west of Calhoun[5]: 4
37°33′36″N 87°22′00″W﻿ / ﻿37.560000°N 87.366667°W﻿ / 37.560000; -87.366667﻿ (R.D. Ford Shell Midden (15McL2))
Ashbyburg

Part of the Green River Shell Middens Archeological District National Historic Landmark.[6]: 18

9

Griffith-Franklin House

Griffith-Franklin House

July 7, 1975
(#75002061)

207 W. 2nd St.
37°32′13″N 87°15′38″W﻿ / ﻿37.536944°N 87.260556°W﻿ / 37.536944; -87.260556﻿ (Griffith-Franklin House)
Calhoun

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The Green River is a 384-mile-long ( 618 km ) tributary of the Ohio River that rises in Lincoln County in south-central Kentucky . Tributaries of the Green River include the Barren River , the Nolin River , the Pond River and the Rough River . The river was named after Nathanael Greene , a general of the American Revolutionary War .
The Rough River is a 156-mile-long ( 251 km ) tributary of the Green River in west-central Kentucky in the United States . Via the Green and Ohio rivers , it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River . According to the Geographic Names Information System , it has also been known historically as Rough Creek .
Livermore ( locally /ˈlɪvərmɔːr/ ) is a home rule-class city located at the confluence of the Green and Rough rivers in McLean County in the U.S. state of Kentucky . The population was 1,365 at the 2010 censu . It is included in the Owensboro metropolitan area .
Rumsey is an unincorporated community in McLean County , Kentucky , United States . Rumsey had its start in the 1830s when a lock and dam was built at that point on the Green River . Rumsey was incorporated in 1839 . It is named either for Kentucky Congressman Edward Rumsey or his uncle , James Rumsey , who invented the steamboat . Historian Otto Rothert records that the most commonly accepted explanation is that the community 's citizens wanted to name it in honor of Edward Rumsey , but Rumsey declined their offer out of modesty , whereupon they compromised by retaining the name Rumsey and declaring it to be in honor of his uncle , James .
The Green River Shell Middens Archeological District is a historic district composed of archaeological sites in the U.S. state of Kentucky . All of the district 's sites are shell middens along the banks of the Green River that date from the later portion of the Archaic period . Studies of this assemblage of sites were critical in the development of knowledge of the Archaic period in the eastern United States . Kentucky 's Green River runs through a broad alluvial plain , from which outcroppings of bedrock project . The plain is an area that was inundated during the Pleistocene by a water body dubbed Lake Green , which resulted in the deposition of large amounts of silt . The middens of this district are typically located along the prehistoric routes of waterways that were established after Lake Green was drained . Archaic period Native Americans were drawn to these waterways by an abundance of mussels . The district was established and named a National Historic Landmark on May 5 , 1994 . Each of the district 's twenty-three contributing properties had previously been listed on the National Register of Historic Places by itself . The sites are distributed among five counties : Butler County ( BT ) , Henderson County ( HE ) , McLean County ( McL ) , Muhlenberg County ( MU ) , and Ohio County ( OH ) .
Calhoun is a home rule-class city in McLean County , Kentucky , United States . The population was 763 at the 2010 census . It is the county seat of McLean County . It is included in the Owensboro , Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area .
The Battle of Sacramento was an engagement of the American Civil War that took place in Sacramento , Kentucky on December 28 , 1861 . Confederate cavalry under Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest , numbering between 200 and 300 , attacked , encircled and defeated a Union force of 500 under Major Eli H. Murray which had been watering south of the town after moving across the bank of the Green River . Though exact casualty information is disputed , with differing accounts from each side , several eyewitnesses attested to the personal courage of Forrest , and the Confederate commander was praised by his superiors for his bravery . The engagement was one of the earliest of Forrest 's career as a commander of the cavalry , and it featured several examples of tactics and traits which would become hallmarks of his military career , including the division of his forces , outflanking and encirclement , concealment , and personally leading cavalry charges . It was also an early battle for Brigadier-General Stovepipe Johnson , who was then a private . The Union force was decisively routed , and the battle became known as Forrest 's First Fight and is annually re-enacted by local residents .
Kentucky Route 81 is a 39.961-mile ( 64.331 km ) state highway in Kentucky that runs from U.S. Route 431 in South Carrollton to Kentucky Route 2831 and Kentucky Route 81 in Owensboro via Bremen , Sacramento , Rumsey , and Calhoun .
Kentucky Route 85 ( KY 85 ) is a 33.150-mile-long ( 53.350 km ) state highway in Kentucky that runs from Kentucky Route 70 west of Madisonville to U.S. Route 62 northeast of Rockport via Sacramento and Centertown .
Sacramento is a home rule-class city in McLean County , Kentucky , in the United States . The population was 517 during the 2000 U.S. Census . It is included in the Owensboro metropolitan area .
Kirtley is an unincorporated community in Ohio County , Kentucky , United States . Kirtley is located near the Green River in western Ohio County , 5.9 miles ( 9.5 km ) west-northwest of Centertown .
Kentucky Route 256 ( KY 256 ) is a 10.5-mile-long ( 16.9 km ) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky . The highway connects mostly rural areas of McLean County with Calhoun .
Ashbyburg is an unincorporated community in Hopkins County , Kentucky , United States . Ashbyburg is located near the Green River and Kentucky Route 370 in northeastern Hopkins County , 6.1 miles ( 9.8 km ) west of Calhoun .
The Griffith-Franklin House , at 207 W. 2nd St. in Calhoun , Kentucky , was built in about 1854 . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 . It has been known locally as History House and as Crittenden Headquarters . It served as Union brigadier general Thomas L. Crittenden 's headquarters early in the American Civil War . It is located a block from the Green River at a critical bend , and sits high with strategic views up and down the valley and across to the town of Rumsey .