Another paragraph from the Sam Steger clippings... Quote: At this time (1801), the eastern boundary of the Chickasaw tribal lands was the crest of the ridge between the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, which was only about six miles to the west of Eddyville. No settlement was permitted within the boundaries of these tribal lands. For all pratical purposes, Eddyville was located near the western limits of Livingston County. Those folks living in the Flynn's Ferry Area (now Crittenden County), or the Chaulk Level area on Tradewater River were far removed from their county seat. This created dissention...unquote ****************************************** Items in brackets ( ) are mine.. Ken G. ********************************************************************* \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ----oOOo-(_)-oOOo----McGillekehr ********************************************************************** *****Your kygenweb homepages are***** CALDWELL http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/caldwell.html LYON http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/lyon.html TRIGG http://www.kyseeker.com/trigg/index.html **********************************************************************