Shaker Landing, Pleasant Hill, KY
Posted by: kbarhow
N 37° 49.299 W 084° 43.459
16S E 700295 N 4188466
Former river crossing and landing near the old Shaker colony known as Pleasant Hill.
Waymark Code: WM57AV
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2008
Views: 17
The nearby Shaker colony operated from 1805 until 1910. The location consists of an extensive complex of buildings that have been restored and are open to the public.
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Text for the marker:
At the foot of this road is landing purchased by Shakers, 1830. Site made Pleasant Hill busy river port and ferry crossing. Quality Shaker products left here for downriver markets as far away as New Orleans. During Civil War, ferry confiscated by Federal forces; it was soon retrieved and back in use. By 1873, ferry could transport two wagons and horse teams at each crossing.