Inscription
Samuel Sanders, a steamboat captain before and after the Civil War, braved the Kentucky River under occasional sniper fire from the Confederate army to bring supplies from Louisville to Monterey and up the Kentucky River to Shaker Landing.
Details
| HM Number | HMEMC |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society series |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | River |
| Marker Type | Memorial |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Commemmorative Marker |
| Marker Number | 2265 |
| Year Placed | 2008 |
| Placed By | Kentucky Historical Society, Owen County Historical Society |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 1:08am PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| Location Description | Monterey, Owen County |
|---|---|
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 686324 N 4254697 |
| Decimal Degrees | 38.42111667, -84.86563333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 25.267', W 84° 51.938' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 25' 16.0200" N, 84° 51' 56.2800" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 502 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | Yes |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Old Frankfort Pike, Owenton KY 40359, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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