On West Dale Avenue west of East Commerce Street, on the right when traveling west.
Born in Lyon County Kentucky, Corporal Andrew Jackson Smith (1843-1932) served as a member of the 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the United States Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary valor in the face of deadly enemy . . . — — Map (db m124038) HM
On Overlook Drive, 0.1 miles north of Lake Shore Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Lyon was the son of Matthew Lyon. He represented Caldwell County in the Kentucky House of Representatives during 1822-24 when Lyon County was still a part of that county. As a Jacksonian he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives serving . . . — — Map (db m124036) HM
On Water Street, 0.1 miles north of Kentucky Route 730, on the right when traveling north.
Home of G.M. Huggans (1815-1866), an
early doctor of Eddyville. He was
asked to judge sanity of Wm. Kelly.
Kelly's dream of a material more
malleable and stronger than iron
and experiments using cold air led
to charges of insanity. . . . — — Map (db m169117) HM
On Water Street at South Main, on the left when traveling east on Water Street.
Several brisk skirmishes took place in this area because of the importance of Cumberland River navigation. Oct. 17, 1864 Gen. H. B. Lyon with small CSA force attacked Union garrison, which surrendered and was taken from town. Union gunboat "Silver . . . — — Map (db m169115) HM
On Kentucky Route 730 at Water Street, on the left when traveling west on State Route 730.
Overlooking site, now underwater,
where last significant Civil War
skirmish east of the Miss. River
occurred, Apr. 29, 1865. US force
under Capt. S. M. Overby driven
back after attacking about 140
Confederates from Army of Northern
Virginia, . . . — — Map (db m169111) HM
Near West Dale Avenue south of East Commerce Street.
The 102nd Kentucky county. Formed from a part of Caldwell, it was named for Col. Chittenden Lyon. Born in Vermont, 1787. Came here with father, Col. Matthew Lyon, in 1801. Had large mercantile and farming interests. Member state legislature, . . . — — Map (db m123684) HM
On Old Ferry Road (Forest Road 117) at Forest Road 122, on the right when traveling north on Old Ferry Road.
Mammoth Furnace
Built ¾ miles west in 1845 by Charles and John Stacker, a stone stack 31½ ft. high, 9 ft. across inside at widest. Steam-powered, charcoal-fueled, it made white, unusually hard pig iron from ore deposits near furnace, . . . — — Map (db m169129) HM
On Kentucky Route 93 at Gregory Road, on the right when traveling south on State Route 93.
Site of the home of Willis B. Machen, 1810-93, farmer, manufacturer, lawyer, legislator. A courageous leader of strong convictions and unimpeachable integrity. Member Ky. Constitution Convention 1849, State Senate 1853, House of Rep. 1856-60, . . . — — Map (db m123742) HM
Home of Willis B. Machen (1810-93). He was a member of the Kentucky Constitutional Convention 1849, Ky. Senate 1853, Ky. House of Rep. 1855-61, Confederate Congress
1861-65, US Senate 1872-73. He was one of only a few that served in both CSA and . . . — — Map (db m169118) HM
On Forest Road 415, 1 mile east of Forest Road 122.
St. Stephen Church stands as a reminder of the power and potential of community spirit, a spirit that has now extended into a second century. The church's origin ties directly to a group of German immigrants that settled in this area in the late . . . — — Map (db m169131) HM
On Kentucky Route 274 at Rolling Mill Road, on the right when traveling south on State Route 274.
Moved from Nashville to a site
one mile west, 1845-46, by Thomas
Tennessee Watson, Daniel Hillman.
Pig iron from charcoal-fueled
blast furnaces in this vicinity
was processed into boiler plate,
sheets, beams and other articles
here for . . . — — Map (db m169108) HM
On Kentucky Route 293 at Kentucky Route 730, on the right when traveling west on State Route 293.
The Battle of Sarataga
The confrontation at Saratoga was
one of the earliest Civil War
actions in Kentucky. On Oct. 26,
1861, 300 Union soldiers
surprised 160 Confederate recruits
stationed here, which resulted in
7 CSA deaths & 3 . . . — — Map (db m169110) HM
