Prestonburg in Floyd County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Early Commerce

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 19, 2019

1. Early Commerce Marker

Inscription. Frenchman Solomon DeRossett built a log house on this site in 1799. Collected fur pelts for Napoleon Bonaparate’s army. Levisa River served as first conduit for travel and means of importing frontier supplies. During spring rains, huge log rafts floated to markets down river. Push boats and steam wheelers plowed waters until 1933. First two Prestonburg river docks were the “Landings” and “Town Branch.”

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.

Location. 37° 39.976′ N, 82° 46.485′ W. Marker is in Prestonburg, Kentucky, in Floyd County. It is on South Front Avenue just south of Richmond Plaza, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 157 S Front Ave, Prestonsburg KY 41653, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

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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 walking distance of this marker: Prestonsburg Toll Bridge / Chesapeake & Ohio Railway System (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Graham (about 400 feet away); Ferguson Town Branch Ferry and Dock (about 700 feet away); Civil War Event (about 700 feet away); Greenville R. Davidson (approx. 0.2 miles away); County Named, 1799 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Floyd County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Burns House / A Brief History of the Garfield Place (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prestonburg.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 19, 2019

2. Early Commerce Marker

The <i>Cando</i> Sternwheeler at Prestonburg image. Click for full size.

October 19, 2019

3. The Cando Sternwheeler at Prestonburg

This mural-sized photograph is on the side of the building at 128 S Front Ave.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 450 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.