The Ohio River
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Coal from the mine at Bon Harbor near Owensboro was transported on the Ohio River, and used as fuel for the some of the river boats. Courtesy of the University of Kentucky.
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First Coal by Rail
Historical Marker #743 in Daviess County commemorates Robert Triplett, a coal magnate who constructed the first railway in the state.
Triplett was a Virginian who arrived in the Owensboro area around 1817. He was employed to survey land claims,…