Near Hanson in Hopkins County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Jackson Stage Stop

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2021

1. Jackson Stage Stop Marker

Inscription.
Original two-room brick building, unusual in design, was constructed in 1830 of handmade brick from clay on farm. It served as a stagecoach stop between Hopkinsville and Henderson before completion of the Evansville, Henderson, and Nashville Railroad, 1871. Beckley Jackson, who came from Va. by 1815, provided extra horses and mail distribution point for stage line.

Erected 1986 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1797.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 37° 26.658′ N, 87° 31.807′ W. Marker is near Hanson, Kentucky, in Hopkins County. It is on Stagecoach Road (Kentucky Route 1069) north of Tippett Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5929 Stagecoach Road, Hanson KY 42413, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Partisan Rangers (approx. 3.2 miles away); Hanson (approx. 3.3 miles away); Encounter at Burnt Mill

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(approx. 5.1 miles away); Steuben's Lick (approx. 5.9 miles away); a different marker also named Steuben's Lick (approx. 5.9 miles away); Forrest Reconnoitered (approx. 7.4 miles away); Zion Temple A.M.E. Zion Church / The Freedom Church (approx. 7.9 miles away); Harvey-Bassett House (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hanson.

Also see . . . Beckley Jackson House. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on April 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2021

2. Jackson Stage Stop Marker

Beckley Jackson House AKA The Stagecoach Inn image. Click for more information.

Photographed by Rossograph, Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0, March 2021

3. Beckley Jackson House AKA The Stagecoach Inn

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 681 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.