Near Kevil in Ballard County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Eagle Rest Plantation

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 14, 2023

1. Eagle Rest Plantation Marker

Inscription.
Settled by Scott family ca. 1845. Developed from family farmstead to highly diversified & productive cattle, jack stock and mule ranch. In 1998, recognized by National Cattlemen's Beef Assoc. as one of the oldest cattle ranches in U.S. under continuous family ownership. Oldest registered cattle brand in Ballard Co. & sixth oldest in Ky.

Designated a Kentucky Landmark and Kentucky Sesquicentennial Farm. Since 1978, it has been home of Judge Jimmy Don Robinson & the late Dr. Charlene Robinson, renowned stock woman & general practitioner. They made efforts to acquire majority of the original land tracts that had been divided among heirs & revitalize the farm.

Erected 2011 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2360.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 37° 4.749′ N, 88° 54.954′ W. Marker is near Kevil, Kentucky, in Ballard County. It is on Paducah Road (U.S.

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60) 0.4 miles east of Stafford Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in front of the gates of the plantation's house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7762 Paducah Rd, Kevil KY 42053, 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,

in the Ohio River Valley,

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 Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spring Bayou Baptist Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Barlow Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.1 miles away); Welcome to Paducah, Ky. / Barkley Field, Paducah, Ky. (approx. 8.3 miles away); Wilmington (approx. 9.7 miles away); Blandville Courthouse (approx. 9.8 miles away); a different marker also named Blandville Courthouse (approx.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 14, 2023

2. Eagle Rest Plantation Marker

Reverse side of the marker. It was covered with brush; was not able to push it aside.

9.8 miles away); Woodland School / Rosenwald Schools (approx. 10 miles away); Southern Magnolia (approx. 11.2 miles away in Illinois).

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 14, 2023

3. Eagle Rest Plantation Marker

Marker is located outside the gates of the plantation, which is owned by Murray State University (since 2016)

Eagle Rest Plantation house image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 14, 2023

4. Eagle Rest Plantation house

This house is located at the end of the road (past the gate)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 2,528 times since then and 109 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 15, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.