Jackson Stage Stop
N 37° 26.662 W 087° 31.806
16S E 453109 N 4144301
Jackson Stage Stop Located on KY 1069, 4 mi. NW of Hanson,Kentucky
Waymark Code: WM9KRQ
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2010
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Jackson Stage Stop
Original two-room brick building, unusual in design, was constructed in 1830 of handmade brick from clay on farm. It served as a stagecoach stop between Hopkinsville and Henderson before completion of the Evansville, Henderson, and Nashville Railroad, 1871. Beckley Jackson, who came from Va. by 1815, provided extra horses and mail distribution point for stage line.
Marker Name: Jackson Stage Stop
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1797
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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