Near Grand Rivers in Lyon County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Andrew Jackson Smith

Medal of Honor Recipient

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 1, 2025

1. Andrew Jackson Smith Marker

Inscription. Born a slave in Lyon County, Ky., on Sept. 3, 1843. Smith was wounded at Battle of Shiloh. Learning that the Emancipation Proclamation allowed Blacks to join the Union Army, he enlisted in the 55th Mass. Colored Vol. Infantry, May 16, 1863. Donated by Andrew & Esther Bowman Indianapolis, Indiana

Erected 2015 by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1807.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 16, 1863.

Location. 36° 58.529′ N, 88° 12.07′ W. Marker is near Grand Rivers, Kentucky, in Lyon County. It is at the intersection of Woodlands Trace National Scenic Byway (Kentucky Route 453) and County Road FD-301, on the right when traveling north on Woodlands Trace National Scenic Byway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grand Rivers KY 42045, 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,

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Andrew Jackson Smith / Medal of Honor (here, next to this marker); Grand Rivers Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 2.8 miles away); Grand Rivers Iron Furnace (approx. 3 miles away); Kentucky Dam

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(approx. 4.6 miles away); Propelling The Water (approx. 4.6 miles away); The TVA System of Multi-Purpose Dams (approx. 4.6 miles away); Suwanee Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 5.4 miles away); (Kelly Furnace) (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Rivers.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 1, 2025

2. Andrew Jackson Smith 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 61 times since then and 29 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.