Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site is a park in

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, United States. It marks the estate and burial ground of

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's first

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Isaac Shelby Isaac Shelby (December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826) was an American politician and military officer who was the List of governors of Kentucky, first and fifth Governor of Kentucky and served in the state legislatures of Virginia and North Ca ...

. The site became part of the park system in 1951.

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Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site
Kentucky Department of Parks {{Kentucky Parks Kentucky State Historic Sites National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Kentucky Protected areas established in 1951 Protected areas of Lincoln County, Kentucky Buildings and structures in Lincoln County, Kentucky Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky 1951 establishments in Kentucky