Eddyville in Lyon County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Chittenden Lyon

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

1. Chittenden Lyon Marker

Inscription. Lyon was the son of Matthew Lyon. He represented Caldwell County in the Kentucky House of Representatives during 1822-24 when Lyon County was still a part of that county. As a Jacksonian he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives serving from March 4, 1827 to March 3, 1835. Some twelve years after his death, Lyon County was created in 1854 out of Caldwell County and was named in his honor.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is March 4, 1827.

Location. 37° 2.781′ N, 88° 4.161′ W. Marker is in Eddyville, Kentucky, in Lyon County. It is on Overlook Drive 0.1 miles north of Lake Shore Drive, on the left when traveling north. Located in Riverview Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Overlook Drive, Eddyville KY 42038, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Matthew Lyon (here, next to this marker); Eddyville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rose Hill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Last Skirmish in Ky. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dr. George M. Huggans (approx. half a mile away); Mineral Mound Home Site (approx. 1½ miles away); Mineral Mound (approx. 2.2 miles away); New Union Forge / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eddyville.

Chittenden Lyon Marker and obelisk monument on left. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

2. Chittenden Lyon Marker and obelisk monument on left.

Monument to right of tree in foreground. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

3. Monument to right of tree in foreground.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 448 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.