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A portion of Monroe County can be reached from Tompkinsville only
Located at McMillan’s Landing, which was at one time by crossing the Cumberland River on a ferry, which connects two segments of KY214 and leads to the scenic Turkey Neck Bend area. considered one of the finest steamboat landings along the upper Cumberland River, this free ferry is the only state-operated ferry in Kentucky and runs 24/7.  Crude man-powered ferry boats were used at McMillan’s Landing until 1947. In that year, Cleo Finley, J.C. Carter, Tom Finley, Roscoe Finley, Sam Hagan and Comer Hurd, installed a motor-powered ferry at McMillan’s Landing. This ferry continued in operation until 1966. The state took over the operation of the ferry at that time and continues to operate the ferry at present. Until the state took over the operation of the ferry, a toll was charged, but is now free to anyone who wishes to cross the river. On April 30, 2009 the new barge for the Cumberland River Ferry was launched. The new barge weighs in at lbs. and cost the state $300,000 as opposed to the $20,000,000 it would cost to build a bridge. A bottle of champaign was used to christen the barge whil  e a multitude of onlookers cheered the launch. |
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20 Things To Do
- Sample Monroe County’s famous B-B-Q at several locations.
- Golf 18 holes at the beautiful Hidden Hills Country Club.
- Trace your heritage at the Court House, Public Library or more than 200 cemeteries.
- Ride the free ferry across the Cumberland River.
- Have a picnic at one of our four parks (Tompkinsville, Gamaliel and Fountain Run City Parks and Old Mulkey State Shrine).
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