Near Lewisport in Hancock County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Lincoln Acquitted

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020

1. Lincoln Acquitted Marker

Inscription. Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of United States, won his first law case here, 1827. Charged by the Commonwealth of Kentucky with operating ferry without license; Lincoln pleaded his own case in trial at the home of presiding Justice of the Peace, Samuel Pate. Pate encouraged Lincoln to study law and loaned him books. Lincoln often visited here on “law days.”

Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 667.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.

Location. 37° 57.996′ N, 86° 51.065′ W. Marker is near Lewisport, Kentucky, in Hancock County. It is on River Road (State Road 334) half a mile south of Adair Road (State Road 1605), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10215 KY-334, Lewisport KY 42351, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Tri-State Region

and in the Western Coal Field.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A New Home in Indiana (approx. 3 miles away in Indiana); Abraham Lincoln Employed (approx. 3 miles away in Indiana); Ohio River Scenic Byway (approx. 3.1 miles away in Indiana); Riverplace (approx. 3.2 miles away in Indiana); Abraham S. Fulton (approx. 3.2 miles away in Indiana); Site of Front Street / Union Steamboat Captured (approx. 3½ miles away); Founding of Lewisport (approx. 3½ miles away); Home of Robert C. Beauchamp / Early Plantation in County (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewisport.

Also see . . . Lincoln Acquitted. More details on the case — which Lincoln won on

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020

2. Lincoln Acquitted Marker

a technicality — and its impact on him, by the Kentucky Historical Society as part of its Explore KY History project. (Submitted on November 16, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,376 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.