Lucy Jefferson Lewis - Smithland, Kentucky
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N 37° 11.053 W 088° 24.753
16S E 374617 N 4116242
Obelisk dedicated to the memory of Lucy Jefferson Lewis, sister of President Thomas Jefferson, outside Smithland, Kentucky at the intersection of U.S. 60 and KY 137.
Waymark Code: WMBZEE
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2011
Views: 3
Inscriptions:
Children of the American Revolution
Lucy Jefferson Lewis
Sister of President Thomas Jefferson
Virginia 1752
Kentucky 1811
Erected by Lucy Jefferson Lewis Chapter,
Children of the American Revolution
Paducah, Ky, 1924
Overlooking the Ohio
River Two Hundred Feet
Is A Mountian Which Can
Be Seen in the Distance
One and One Half Miles
North on Which is the
Grave of Mrs Lewis.
A Simple Stone
Marker Identifies The
Spot Which Can Be Reached
By Following The
Birdsville Road To a Point
Indicated By a Signboard
Where a Branch Road
Leads to the Right and
Winds Its Way to The
Mountain Top.
NOTE: THE GRAVE IS NOW LOCATED ON PRIVAT PROPERTY
Date Created/Placed: 1924
Address:
Intersection of highways US 60 and KY 137
Smithland, Kentucky
Height: 11 feet
Illuminated: no
Website: Not listed
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