Near Nancy in Wayne County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Beech Grove
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Noble Ellis

Beech Grove Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 12, 2019

1. Beech Grove Marker

Inscription. Beech Grove In late 1861, Confederate Gen. Felix Zollicoffer advanced into Ky. from Jamestown, Tn. Zollicoffer ordered seizure of area ferry boats to cross his army to the north side of the Cumberland River. Unable to locate adequate boats, Zollicoffer constructed transports at Mill Springs. On December 5, 1861, he crossed his army and built a winter camp here at Beech Grove. Over.

Noble Ellis At Beech Grove, Zollicoffer’s army was supplied by a steamboat, the Noble Ellis. When the Confederates were defeated at the Battle of Mill Springs on Jan. 19, 1862, they returned to their camp here. To escape advancing Union troops, that night several boats, including the Noble Ellis, took the Confederates to the south side of the river. The Noble Ellis was then burned.

Erected 2015 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2452.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 5, 1861.

Location. 36° 57.174′ N, 84° 47.042′ W. Marker is near Nancy, Kentucky, in Wayne

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County. It is on Mill Springs Battlefield Road 3 miles south of Kentucky Route 235, on the right when traveling south. Located ¾ of a mile south of Tour Stop #6. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Mill Springs Battlefield Road, Nancy KY 42544, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland Region

and specifically in the Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Zollie's Den (within shouting distance of this marker); Winter Quarters (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fortifications at Beech Grove (about 600 feet away); Respite at Moulden's Hill (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Noble Ellis Saves an Army (approx. ¾ mile away); The Cumberland River (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Battle of Mill Springs (approx. 1.4 miles away); Home, Headquarters, Hospital (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nancy.

Other markers no longer nearby. Zollie's Den (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Moulden's Hill (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Noble Ellis - Sternwheeler that Saved an Army (was approx. ¾ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Noble Ellis Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 12, 2019

2. Noble Ellis Marker

View of the Beech Grove marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 12, 2019

3. View of the Beech Grove marker.

View of the Noble Ellis Marker looking southerly. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 12, 2019

4. View of the Noble Ellis Marker looking southerly.

View towards marker from Tour Stop #7 sign. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 12, 2019

5. View towards marker from Tour Stop #7 sign.

Another marker about the <i>Noble Ellis</i>. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 12, 2019

6. Another marker about the Noble Ellis.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 419 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 16, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

Beech Grove⎯⎯⎯Noble Ellis

Beech Grove
⎯⎯⎯
Noble Ellis