I was entering the subject of the iron ore furnaces in western ky. Had several replies to it. I have read in the Western Ky Journal some info I was going to pass on. Gideon Dyer Cobb and his wife Modena came to Eddyville Ky with some other family which included Thomas Chittenden and Matthew Lyon. Mr Cobb had several businesses such as a tavern and a wharehouse on the banks of the Ohio river in the 1840's that he shipped items to New Orleans. He also operated the Eddyville furnaces which he later sold to William Kelly. Gideons wife Modena was a niece to the governor of Vermont, Mattew Lyon. Gideons grandson was Irvin Cobb who was a journalist, humorist and writer. Robert Cobb built a home called the "Rose Hill". That home has now become a museum and is an historical site.
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