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Iceland Landing is most notably associated with Daviess
County’s part in the anti-slavery movement. It was a point on
the Ohio River slaves would most likely utilize to cross onto free
soil. Before the Civil War, many slaves were able to cross due
to low waters during the dry season. Slave advertisements in the
1850's have been found referring to Iceland Landing as an area
where slaves managed to escape. Some slaves were even aided
by anti-slavery activists from the Rockport area and others from
Daviess County. Iceland was an old Native American trail that
led to the Hartford area in Ohio County. Many Native American
artifacts have been found in the vicinity of Iceland Landing
such as knives, axes, and pipes. It was also a well-known port
on the Ohio River used by many who lived in Daviess County,
and especially those from the [[Yelvington]] neighborhood.

When the river would freeze, ice would hit the banks of Rockport and
travel downriver to the Daviess County side, subsequently cutting
into the bank creating a natural port where boats could land
so they could load and unload goods. Therefore the name Iceland
Landing was rightfully bestowed upon the landing. The landing
was first owned by Richard Hawes, the founder of Hawesville,
and then changed hands into the Taylor family. Hawes wished to
develop the port into a chief site of commerce along the river. In
[[Yelvington]], a warehouse was built by George Birk, to store the
goods brought to the landing. It was also where Nathan Allgood,
a lumber merchant, built his logs into rafts and floated them down
river to Evansville saw mills. Iceland Landing is located off highway
60 on the Ohio River near [[Maceo]] on the Iceland Road.

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