Captain Samuel Sanders, 1813-1902
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N 38° 25.268 W 084° 51.938
16S E 686324 N 4254699
Steamboats on Kentucky River??? Image that.
Waymark Code: WMERFX
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ReedKyCacheFinders
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Marker Number 2265

County Owen

Location US 127 at entrance to Monterey

Description

Samuel Sanders, a steamboat captain before and after the Civil War, braved the Kentucky River under occasional sniper fire from the Confederate army to bring supplies from Louisville to Monterey and up the Kentucky River to Shaker Landing.



Subjects

Civil War , Confederate Army , Kentucky River , Steamboats
Marker Name: Captain Samuel Sanders, 1813-1902

Marker Location: Roadside

Type of Marker: Person

Marker Number (for official markers): 2265

Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Given by the Owen Co., Ky Jr. Historical Society Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways

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