Historical Marker

E.K. Railway - Hunnewell

Historical marker location:

Hunnewell, Kentucky

( Ky. Hwy. 3306N, Hunnewell)

Development of Greenup’s iron resources in the mid-1800s relied heavily on the E. K. Railway and its extension near the Greenup furnace. The furnace and the new town that developed near it were renamed Hunnewell in honor of businessman Walter Hunnewell. The furnace closed in 1889, ending the brief Iron Age of Hunnewell.