Thomas Lincoln's Flatboat Trip
N 38° 00.030 W 085° 56.806
16S E 592471 N 4206393
Thomas Lincoln's Flatboat Trip in Hardin County Located on
Elm St., in West Point
Waymark Code: WMKVWF
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2014
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Thomas Lincoln's Flatboat Trip
In early spring of 1806, Thomas Lincoln, who was to become the father of Abraham Lincoln, took a flatboat loaded with produce from the West Point boat landing to New Orleans. The trip, requiring about sixty days, was a profitable one and enabled Thomas to make final plans for his marriage to Nancy Hanks, June 12 of that year.
Marker Name: Thomas Lincoln's Flatboat Trip
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1591
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION
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