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County: Lawrence

Eastern Kentucky Railway

Marker Number: 

2056

Location: 

KY 201 at Fire Dept., Webbville

This site became the railhead of E.K. Railway when 1.77 miles of track was laid from Willard, 1889, completing 36 miles of track from Riverton. The extension from Willard to Webbville was made primarily to provide an outlet for forest products. The Blue Goose, a gasoline-powered car, made two daily rounds to Grayson. E.K. Railway ended in bankruptcy, 1933. Presented by Eastern Ky. Railway Historical Society.

Erected 2000.

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