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

Captain John W. Cannon

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020

1. Captain John W. Cannon Marker

Inscription. Below is view of the river bottom land where John Cannon, riverboat captain and builder of fine steamboats for lower Mississippi trade, was born in l820. By 1840 this skilled pilot began his career as steamboat entrepreneur. He built and piloted the famous Robert E. Lee, which won over the Natchez in a celebrated steamboat race from New Orleans to St. Louis in 1870.

Erected 1991 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1756.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Sports • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 37° 53.192′ N, 86° 43.544′ W. Marker is near Hawesville, Kentucky, in Hancock County. It is at the intersection of Indian Lake Drive (State Road 3199) and Scenic Hilltop Road, on the right when traveling west on Indian Lake Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2220 Indian Lake Drive, Hawesville KY 42348, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Where Eagles Soar (approx. 1.3 miles away in Indiana); Hawesville Railroad Station (approx. 1.6 miles

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away); County Named - 1829 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Captain William Davison / Steamboat Disaster (approx. 1.8 miles away); Hawesville (approx. 1.8 miles away); Perry County Rocks (approx. 1.9 miles away in Indiana); Gilbert Mortier Marquis de Layfayette (approx. 1.9 miles away in Indiana); Cannelton Courthouse (approx. 2 miles away in Indiana). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hawesville.

Also see . . . Captain John W. Cannon. From Kentucky Historical Society's Explore KY History project. (Submitted on November 16, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020

2. Captain John W. Cannon Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 583 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.