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| '''Type''' || Ohio River landing | |||
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| '''County''' || [[Daviess County, Kentucky|Daviess County]] | |||
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| '''State''' || Kentucky | |||
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| '''Named for''' || Ice cutting a natural port into the bank | |||
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| '''First owner''' || Richard Hawes, founder of Hawesville | |||
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| '''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 | |||
==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 | 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. | ||
==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]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:57, 26 August 2026
| Iceland Landing | |
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| Type | Ohio River landing |
| County | Daviess County |
| State | Kentucky |
| Named for | Ice cutting a natural port into the bank |
| First owner | Richard Hawes, founder of Hawesville |
| Later owners | The Taylor family |
| Location | Off Highway 60 on the Iceland Road, near Maceo |
Iceland Landing is a landing on the Ohio River in Daviess County, Kentucky, located off Highway 60 on the Iceland Road near Maceo.
Anti-Slavery Crossings
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.
Native American Trail
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.
The Port
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.
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.