New Haven in Nelson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

L&N Steam Engine 152

Photographed by Kevin W., August 26, 2024

1. L&N Steam Engine 152 Marker

Inscription. The "Official State Locomotive of Kentucky. Rogers Works of NJ built this 4-6-2 Light Pacific in Oct. 1905. Was donated to KY Railway Museum by the Louisville & Nashville RR in 1954 and was restored and put back in service in 1985. Engine reportedly pulled trains of presidents Roosevelt, Hoover, & Truman and prison train of gangster Al Capone. Over.

On the National Register of Historic Places, Engine 152 ran on the Louisville & Nashville RR (L & N), including the Lebanon Branch through New Haven. Also ran between Mobile and New Orleans & hauled coal during 1920s coal boom in E. KY. It runs as one of the last surviving L&N steam engines in the world. Over.
Presented by the Kentucky Railway Museum.

Erected 2005 by Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2200.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1905.

Location. 37° 39.436′ N, 85° 35.578′ W. Marker is in New Haven, Kentucky, in Nelson County. It can be reached from South Main Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 136 S Main St, New Haven KY 40051, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Louisville Area.

It is also in the American 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 40-et 8 Box Car (a few steps from this marker); Fight at New Haven (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Abraham Lincoln's First School (approx. 2 miles away); Goodwin (Goodin) Fort (approx. 3.2 miles away); Down by Knob Creek (approx. 4 miles away); a different marker also named Lincoln Knob Creek Farm (approx. 4 miles away); The Lincolns at Knob Creek (approx. 4 miles away); Living Off the Land (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Haven.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lincoln Knob Creek Farm (was approx. 4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Kevin W., August 26, 2024

2. L&N Steam Engine 152 Marker

Photographed by Kevin W., August 26, 2024

3. L&N Steam Engine 152 Marker

Kentucky Railroad Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., August 26, 2024

4. Kentucky Railroad Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 26, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.

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