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Maysville in Mason County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
 

Early Stage-Mail Route

 
 
Early Stage-Mail Route Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015
1. Early Stage-Mail Route Marker
Inscription. This route follows the Buffalo Trace from the Ohio to Licking rivers and was first known as "Smith's Wagon Road." In 1829, President Andrew Jackson's Postmaster General, Wm. T. Barry, planned mail stage route, extension of branch of "National Pike," from Zanesville through Lexington to New Orleans. Maysville to Washington was the first macadamized road west of the Alleghenies.
 
Erected 1975 by the Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1519.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & VehiclesWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.
 
Location. 38° 36.827′ N, 83° 48.526′ W. Marker is in Maysville, Kentucky, in Mason County. Marker is at the intersection of Old Main Street and Jail Street, on the right when traveling north on Old Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2200 Old Main Street, Maysville KY 41056, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Washington, Kentucky Post Office (a few steps from this marker); Bayless-Forman-Taylor House (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington Presbyterian Church
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Washington Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery to Freedom Museum (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Joseph Desha (1768-1842) / Old Court-New Court Issue (about 300 feet away); Brick Outbuilding (about 300 feet away); Harriet Beecher Stowe (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maysville.
 
Washington Post Office image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015
2. Washington Post Office
View of marker looking north. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015
3. View of marker looking north.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 419 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 22, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

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