Ramey Overlook - Land Between the Lakes, KY
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trailhound1
N 37° 02.310 W 088° 05.215
16S E 403337 N 4099695
A scenic overlook 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: WMAYCK
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2011
Views: 4
A little used scenic overlook park with views of Lake Barkley/Cumberland River, the Eddyville State Pentetiary and the former town of Eddyvile, Kentucky.
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.
Type of overlook: trail
Picnic tables: no
Benches: yes
Water/restrooms: no
Overlook designation: Designated
Elevation: 465.00
View:
Lake Barkley/Cumberland River, the Eddyville State Pentetiary and the former town of Eddyvile, Kentucky.
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