Smithland

ID: 2127

This file appears in: Livingston County Named, 1798

This 1855 map shows the confluence of the Cumberland and Ohio Rivers at Smithland, Livingston County. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Livingston County Named, 1798

Livingston County Named, 1798

By Tim Talbott

Historical Marker #801 in Smithland commemorates the namesake of Livingston County, Robert R. Livingston. Robert Livingston was born in New York City in 1746. He was educated at King's College and studied law soon thereafter. Livingston…