Mortons Gap in Hopkins County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Oliver Loving

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2021

1. Oliver Loving Marker (Side A)

Inscription. Born in Hopkins Co. on Dec. 4, 1812. He married Susan Morgan in 1833 and farmed in Hopkins & Muhlenberg Counties. In 1843, he moved his family to Texas, where he farmed and drove cattle. In 1861, he sold his cattle and tried to move from Texas, However, the Civil War had begun, and he was commissioned to drive cattle to Confederate forces along the Mississippi River.

In 1866, Loving combined his herd with that of Charles Goodnight to drive them to Ft. Sumner, N.M. The route later became known as the Goodnight-Loving Trail. He died at Ft. Sumner in 1867 and is buried in Weatherford, Texas. The 1985 novel Lonesome Dove is loosely based on their adventures. He was inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City in 1958.

Erected 2016 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2507.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 4, 1812.

Location. 37° 14.246′ N, 87° 28.443′ W. Marker is in Mortons Gap, Kentucky, in Hopkins County. It

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is at the intersection of Cross Street (Kentucky Route 813) and North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Cross Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mortons Gap KY 42440, 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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Century of Coal Mining (approx. 3.3 miles away); J.W. Million School / Prof. Lester G. Mimms (approx. 3.4 miles away); Cmdr. D. W. "Mush" Morton, USN / Wahoo (approx. 3.9 miles away); Carlow's Stone Wall (approx. 6.1 miles away); Chittenden P. Lyon, Jr. House (approx. 6.1 miles away); Turner Ruby House (approx. 6.1 miles away); The Hockersmith House (approx. 6.2 miles away); Munns School (approx. 6.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Oliver Loving (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Oliver Loving Marker (Side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2021

2. Oliver Loving Marker (Side B)

Oliver Loving Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2021

3. Oliver Loving Marker

Oliver Loving image. Click for full size.

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4. Oliver Loving

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 770 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.