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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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