Ashland, Kentucky
N 38° 28.727 W 082° 38.263
17S E 357148 N 4260209
Known as Poage's Landing until 1854, Ashland was named after the estate of Henry Clay, Ashland. Ashland is located on the banks of the Ohio River near Ironton, Ohio and Huntington, WV.
Waymark Code: WM2RD6
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2007
Views: 16
Marker located at Greenup Ave. at 17th St., Ashland, US 23, 60 reads:
Description: Settled by 1799 by members of the Poage family of Virginia. Known as Poage's Landing until named in 1854 for Henry Clay's Lexington estate, by the owners, Ky. Iron, Coal and Manufacturing Company. It engaged M. T. Hilton to lay out a town, then auctioned lots. City incorporated by act of Ky. Legislature, Feb. 13, 1856. Presented by the City of Ashland.
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