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Fairview
About 1793, Samuel C. Davis emigrated from
Georgia and settled in Kentucky in the present
community of Fairview. Here he built a log
residence on the spot of ground which the Bethel
Baptist Church now stands. Davis opened and kept
a wayfarers rest and established the Davisburg post
office October 1, 1802. Years later the place
was called Georgetown for George Nichols, the first
merchant there. Col. William Morrow initiated
the incorporation of the town of Fairview February 6,
1846. Confederate President Jefferson Davis and
hospital benefactor Dr. Edward Stuart are well known
men from this community.
Wayfarers Rest
1886
Birthplace of Confederate President
Jefferson Davis, June 3, 1808.
Home of Samuel C. and Jane Cook
Davis. This landmark was town down
in 1886 and Bethel Baptist Church built
on the site. A replica was built
on the grounds of Jefferson Davis Park
and dedicated October 19, 1924.
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Original
Entrance to
Jefferson Davis Park,
1909
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Jefferson Davis Monument
Construction on the monument took about seven years
(June 1917- June 1924) and cost $200,000 to
build. The funds were collected by Confederate
veterans and United Daughters of the Confederacy. Samuel
F. Crecelius, Sr. of Louisville was the Engineer and
George R. Gregg of Louisville was the
Contractor.
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Dedication Day for
Jefferson Davis Monument
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June 7, 1924 was Dedication Day for the
Monument. David Wright placed a metal cap on
top ofthe monument that day. Built of Kentucky
limestone, it is the tallest concrete monument in
the U.S. The shaft is 351 feet high; 30
stories high; 35 X 35 feet at the base; it
rests on 19 feet of concrete on a limestone
foundation. An electric elevator was installed
in 1929.
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The finished
monument!
Pictured here on
Dedication Day, June 7, 1924.
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Other
Links About Jefferson Davis & Monument
Kentucky
Parks Links
Wikipedia
Link
Fairview is also home to
Bethel
Baptist
Church
Fairview
Methodist
Church
Fairview Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Gateway From The Past
©William
Turner,1981
©2001
All Rights
Reserved
Photos used with permission of William Turner,
Historian
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