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LYON COUNTY
Eddyville is the county seat of Lyon County, created in
1854 and located in the Pennyrile area of Western Kentucky. Colonel
Matthew Lyon was the first settler in Lyon County. He was born in Ireland in
1750 and came to America some 15 years later. Lyon cast the decisive vote
that elected Thomas Jefferson as President of the United States. In 1798,
he also had been prosecuted by being imprisoned and fined under the Sedition Act
which he had publicly opposed. Later on, he became a Kentucky legislator,
serving from 1802 until 1811. In 1820, Lyon was appointed by President
Monroe as factor to the Cherokee Indian Nation. Actually, the county was
no named for Matthew Lyon, but for his son, Chittenden Lyon. Chittendon
served four terms as a representative in Congress from 1827-1835.
Lyon County is rich in recreation areas being the home to Lake Barkley and
partially the famous Land Between the Lakes.
Information
courtesy of Walker, Odell. Profiles of the Past. McClanahan
Pub. House, 1994.
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