Marion in Crittenden County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Weston
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Vital Junction

Weston side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller

1. Weston side of marker

Inscription. West-town, as early name implies, was most important river port for western Kentucky pioneers before Jackson Purchase opened in 1820s. Incorporated as a town in 1854. It developed around Flynn's Ferry at Ohio River crossing of the old Saline Trace. With the passing of the golden age of river trade, the town's prosperity faded. Site of Weston, 10 mi. north. Over.

Reverse Side
George Flynn improved the north-south trace, previously used by animals on way to salt licks, into a wagon road. This intersection of the two main roads of that day, Weston to Princeton and Caseyville to Marion, was vital to the free movement of troops during Civil War. Hotly contested by Confederate raiding parties and US occupation forces until war's end. See over.

Erected 1969 by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1298.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 37° 24.156′ N, 88° 1.273′ W. Marker is in Marion, Kentucky,

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in Crittenden County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 60 and State Route 654, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 60. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6151 US-60, Marion KY 42064, 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 Ohio River Valley.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Pioneer Route (within shouting distance of this marker); Forrest Reconnoitered (approx. 4.6 miles away); F. Julius Fohs (1884-1965) / Fohs Hall (approx. 5.7 miles away); County Named, 1842 (approx. 5.9 miles away); Courthouse Burned (approx. 5.9 miles away); Crittenden County Courthouse, Marion (approx. 5.9 miles away); In Honor of Crittenden Countian Dr. Forrest Carlisle Pogue, Jr.

Vital Junction side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 30, 2025

2. Vital Junction side of marker

(approx. 5.9 miles away); Family of Judges (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Weston / Vital Junction Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 30, 2025

3. Weston / Vital Junction Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

Weston⎯⎯⎯Vital Junction

Weston
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Vital Junction