1298 Weston/Vital Junction

Category: Markers

Marker reads, West-town, as early name implies, was most important river port for western Kentucky pioneers before Jackson Purchase opened in 1820s. Incorporated as a town in 1854. It developed around Flynns Ferry at Ohio River crossing of the old Saline Trace. With the passing of the golden age of river trade, the town’s prosperity faded. Site of Weston, 10 mi. North. Over.