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

Mineral Mound Home Site

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2021

1. Mineral Mound Home Site Marker (Side A)

Inscription. Home of Willis B. Machen (1810-93). He was a member of the Kentucky Constitutional Convention 1849, Ky. Senate 1853, Ky. House of Rep. 1855-61, Confederate Congress 1861-65, US Senate 1872-73. He was one of only a few that served in both CSA and US Congresses. His granddaughter, Zelda Sayre, was F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife.

Mineral Mound was named for a mineral spring on the farm. During the Civil War, the home flew the Confederate flag, and as a result, it was damaged by Union gunboats from the Cumberland River. R. S. Mason, a prominent Lyon County businessman, owned the estate from 1917 until it burned in 1947.

Erected 2011 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2346.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 37° 3.381′ N, 88° 5.598′ W. Marker is near Eddyville, Kentucky, in Lyon County. It can be reached from Finch Lane. Marker is near the No. 3 green on the Mineral

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Mound State Park Golf Course. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 48 Finch Lane, 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,

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: Dr. George M. Huggans (approx. one mile away); New Union Forge / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 1.1 miles away); Last Skirmish in Ky. (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rose Hill (approx. 1.2 miles away); Eddyville (approx. 1.2 miles away); Eddyville Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 1.3 miles away); In Honor of Cobb's Battery (approx. 1½ miles away); Chittenden Lyon (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eddyville.

Mineral Mound Home Site Marker (Side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2021

2. Mineral Mound Home Site Marker (Side B)

Mineral Mound Home Site Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 20, 2021

3. Mineral Mound Home Site Marker

Willis Benson Machen image. Click for full size.

Public domain, circa 1872

4. Willis Benson Machen

His official U.S. Congressional portrait. Courtesy the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,568 times since then and 104 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 22, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.