Civil War | Historic Site
Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site
Kentucky
258 PEMBROKE-FAIRVIEW ROAD
PEMBROKE, KY 42266
United States
Jefferson Davis State Historic Site is a memorial to the famous Kentuckian born on this site on June 3, 1808. A 351-foot obelisk constructed on a foundation of solid Kentucky Limestone, marks the site, and an elevator to the top gives visitors a bird's eye view of the countryside
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