Captain John W. Cannon in Hancock County Kentucky
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N 37° 53.194 W 086° 43.542
16S E 524119 N 4193264
Captain John W. Cannon was born near here in Hancock County Kentucky
Waymark Code: WM632D
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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CAPTAIN JOHN W. CANNON
Below is view of the river bottom land where John Cannon, riverboat captain and builder of fine steamboats for lower Mississippi trade, was born in 1820. By 1840 this skilled pilot began his career as steamboat entrepreneur. He built and piloted the famous Robert E. Lee, which won over the Natchez in a celebrated steamboat race from New Orleans to St. Louis in 1870.



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Marker Name: CAPTAIN JOHN W. CANNON

Marker Location: Roadside

Type of Marker: Person

Marker Number (for official markers): 1756

Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY....KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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