Floyd's Station, Kentucky

Floyd's Station was a fort on Beargrass Creek in what is now St. Matthews, Kentucky. In November 1779 James John Floyd built cabins and a stockade near what is now Breckenridge Lane.[1] In 1783, John Floyd, future Governor of Virginia was born in the Station. The pioneer's father was killed by Indians twelve days before the birth of his son.[2] The station was one of six on Beargrass Creek and was involved in local conflict with Native Americans in the area for the next five years.[3] All that remain today of Floyd's Station are a spring house and cemetery.[4]

Approximate location: 38°14'22.28”N, 85°38'46.85"W


See also

References

  1. ↑ Yater, George H. (1987). Two Hundred Years at the Falls of the Ohio: A History of Louisville and Jefferson County, 2nd edition, Filson Club, Incorporated, 12-13.
  2. ↑ http://www.s9.com/Biography/Floyd-John
  3. ↑ Adventure West with Famous Floyds
  4. ↑ Lewis and Clark in Kentucky

Further reading

  • Neal O. Hammon, ed. (2013). John Floyd: The Life and Letters of a Frontier Surveyor. Louisville: Butler Books. ISBN 978-1-935497-69-1. Retrieved 2016-11-15.

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