Distillation
This file appears in: First Coal by Rail
Along with coal, Robert Triplett tried his hand at a variety of industries including whiskey distillation. 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,…