First ferry across the Ohio River - Golconda, IL
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N 37° 22.017 W 088° 29.062
16S E 368560 N 4136614
"Green's Ferry on the Mississippi as a plan to create business for the ferry. Sarah became the proprietor of the business, and in 1804 became the first woman in Illinois to obtain a ferry license, making the business legitimate." - Pope County
Waymark Code: WMK97G
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.
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