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

A Pioneer Route

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 30, 2025

1. A Pioneer Route Marker

Inscription. The "Chickasaw Road," part of the old Saline Trace, used by Indians in pursuit of the vast herds of bison, deer, elk which came this way to the salt licks in Illinois. Flynn's Ferry began operating at the Ohio crossing of this trail in 1803, making it an important route of migration and commerce. Movement of Civil War troops was the last major use of this road.

Erected 1968 by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1185.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.

Location. 37° 24.134′ N, 88° 1.27′ W. Marker is in Marion, Kentucky, in Crittenden County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 60 and State Road 654, on the right 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

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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: Weston / Vital Junction (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. 5.8 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. (approx. 5.9 miles away); Family of Judges (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 30, 2025

2. A Pioneer Route Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.