Why One Michigan City Flies Kentucky Flags-- Part 4: "Monument to Kentucky"

In downtown Monroe there is a "Monument to Kentucky" built in 1904.  It is surrounded by a small park in which the remains of unidentified American soldiers are buried.

Nine Kentucky counties are named after men who died at the River Raisin:  Allen, Ballard, Graves, Edmonson, Hart, Hickman, McCracken and Simpson.

George Mason was an officer at the battle.  After his release he returned to Kentucky and was elected governor in 1816, but died soon afterwards.

Madison Avenue in Covington is named after him.

--Brock-Perry