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Zachary Taylor National Cemetery KY-1412 Print E-mail
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Picture Courtesy of Garry Thompson

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Picture Courtesy of Garry Thompson

Gen. Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), distinguished lifetime soldier and twelfth President of United States, buried here in family cemetery. Commissioned Lt. 1808. Served in War of 1812; Black Hawk War, 1832; Seminole War, 1836-43. Major Gen., 1846. Active leader in Mexican War, 1846-47. Western Army Command, 1847. Elected President, 1848. Died in office.
Kentucky Historical Society - Kentucky Department of Highways - 1971

U. S. Route 42 (Brownsboro Road) at the entrance to the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Jefferson County Kentucky

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