Hickman in Fulton County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Courthouse Steps
City of Hickman
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 17, 2009
1. Courthouse Steps Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.
Location. 36° 34.305′ N, 89° 11.638′ W. Marker is in Hickman, Kentucky, in Fulton County. It is at the intersection of East Moulton Street and West Wellington Street, on the right when traveling east on East Moulton Street. Located across the street from the county courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hickman KY 42050, 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, in the Upper South, and in the Great River Road Region. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fulton County (within shouting distance of this marker); Where Dixie Begins (within shouting distance of this marker); Hickman Bluff Stabilization Project (approx. half a mile away); Elvis J. Stahr, Jr. (approx. half a mile away); Rufus B. Atwood (approx. half a mile away); New Madrid Earthquake (approx. 8.9 miles away); Casey Jones (approx. 9 miles away); Mule-drawn Sorghum Mill (approx. 11.4 miles away in Tennessee). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickman.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Bivouac (was approx. 9.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 17, 2009
2. Courthouse Steps Marker and the Upper Landing of the Steps
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 17, 2009
3. The Steps
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 17, 2009
4. Breathtaking View?
The view is somewhat diminished by broken tree limbs in the wake of a winter ice storm. At the turn of the last century, Hickman was a thriving river port with much activity on the waterfront downtown. In the distance is an old chute of the Mississippi River.
Photographed by Ken Smith, January 21, 2009
5. Courthouse Steps from the bottom
Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,006 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 29, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on January 22, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee.
