Ramey Overlook - Land Between the Lakes, KY
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N 37° 02.310 W 088° 05.215
16S E 403337 N 4099695
A marker dedicated to James Finus Ramey and Drucille North Ramey by their children. Located off Kuttawa Ferry Road at Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky.
Waymark Code: WMAYCD
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2011
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A marker dedicating a little used overlook park with views of Lake Barkley/Cumberland River, the Eddyville State Pentetiary and the former town of Eddyvile, Kentucky.
Inscription on Marker:
Ramey Overlook
THESE 5 ACRES OF LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES
WERE DONATED TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IN MEMORY OF
JAMES FINUS RAMEY AND DRUCILLE NORTH RAMEY
BY THERE CHILDREN
F.L. RAMEY, EVELYN RAMEY FORD, ARTE MISHIE RAMEY
JUANITA RAMEY RAMSAY, AND JAMES T. RAMEY
1966
During the 1960's, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was buying up large portions of Land between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley with the purpose of eastablishing the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.
F.L. Ramey, Evelyn Ford, arte Mishie Ramey, Juanita Ramsay, and James T. Ramey, the children of James Finus Ramey and Drucille North Ramey, donated 5.0 acres of Land (Tract No. 5BN:LBL-11) to the United States of America for the LBL project in July 1966.
TVA promise a permanent memorial to James Finus Ramey and Drucille North Ramey on the high point of theitr property. Here lies the "permanent" overlook which, since the U.S. Forest Service took responsibility for LBL, has fallen unto worst times.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Woodland Overlook at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
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