Owensboro, Kentucky
This file appears in: First Coal by Rail
Located along the Ohio River, Daviess County became a major coal developer in the nineteenth century. The wealthiest man in the county, Robert Triplett was responsible for building the first railway to transport coal. Courtesy of the University of Kentucky.
This file appears in: First Coal by Rail
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,…