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	Iceland Landing ~~is most notably associated with Daviess~~		<div style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em;">
	~~County’s part in the anti~~-~~slavery movement. It was a point on~~		{\| style="width:260px; font-size:90%; border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff; color:#222222;"
	~~the~~ Ohio River ~~slaves would most likely utilize to cross onto free~~		\|-
	~~soil. Before the Civil War~~, ~~many slaves were able to cross due~~		! colspan="2" style="background:#2b4162; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; font-size:115%;" \| Iceland Landing
	~~to low waters during the dry season. Slave advertisements in the~~		\|-
	~~1850~~'~~s have been found referring to Iceland Landing as an area~~		\| '''Type''' \|\| Ohio River landing
	~~where slaves managed to escape. Some slaves were even aided~~		\|-
	~~by anti~~-~~slavery activists from the Rockport area and others from~~		\| '''County''' \|\| [[Daviess County, Kentucky\|Daviess County]]
	~~Daviess County. Iceland was an old Native American trail that~~		\|-
	~~led to the Hartford area in Ohio County. Many Native American~~		\| '''State''' \|\| Kentucky
	~~artifacts have been found in the vicinity of Iceland Landing~~		\|-
	~~such as knives, axes, and pipes. It was also a well~~-~~known port~~		\| '''Named for''' \|\| Ice cutting a natural port into the bank
	on the ~~Ohio River used by many who lived in Daviess County~~,		\|-
	~~and especially those from the [[Yelvington]] neighborhood.~~		\| '''First owner''' \|\| Richard Hawes, founder of Hawesville
			\|-
			\| '''Later owners''' \|\| The Taylor family
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			\| '''Location''' \|\| Off Highway 60 on the Iceland Road, near Maceo
			\|}
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	When the river would freeze, ice would hit the banks of Rockport and		'''Iceland Landing''' is a landing on the Ohio River in [[Daviess County, Kentucky\|Daviess County]], Kentucky, located off Highway 60 on the Iceland Road near [[Maceo, Kentucky\|Maceo]].
	travel downriver to the Daviess County side, subsequently cutting
	into the bank creating a natural port where boats could land		==Anti-Slavery Crossings==
	so they could load and unload goods. Therefore the name Iceland		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 1850s 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.
	Landing was rightfully bestowed upon the landing. The landing
	was first owned by Richard Hawes, the founder of Hawesville,		==Native American Trail==
	and then changed hands into the Taylor family. Hawes wished to		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.
	develop the port into a chief site of commerce along the river. In
	[[Yelvington]], a warehouse was built by George Birk, to store the		==The Port==
	goods brought to the landing. It was also where Nathan Allgood,		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, Kentucky\|Yelvington]] neighborhood.
	a lumber merchant, built his logs into rafts and floated them down
	river to Evansville saw mills~~. Iceland Landing is located off highway~~		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.
	~~60 on the Ohio River near [[Maceo]] on the Iceland Road~~.
			==Ownership and Commerce==
			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.

	[[Category:Towns]]		[[Category:Towns]]
			[[Category:Daviess County, Kentucky]]

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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.

[[Category:Towns]]

Iceland Landing - Revision history

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