Sarah Lusk - Golconda, Illinois
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N 37° 22.014 W 088° 29.066
16S E 368554 N 4136608
On the grounds of the Pope County Courthouse honoring an early pioneering woman in southeast Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMK97B
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/03/2014
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County of memorial: Pope County
Location of memorial: Main St., courthouse lawn, Golconda
Memorial erected by: The Civic Club of Golconda
Date memorial erected: July 4, 1928
Memorial text:
In Memory of
SARAH LUSK
The brave pioneer woman who founded the Town of Golconda, first called Sarahville, a century and a quarter ago.
She established the first ferry across the Ohio River at this place, which she operated with the aid of her young son and a faithful colored woman.
Her rifle was always at hand to protect the passengers from the dangers that lurked on every side.