Fort Jefferson (Kentucky)
Fort Jefferson was a town on the Mississippi River about one mile south of Wickliffe, Kentucky in southwestern Ballard County.[1]
| Fort Jefferson (Kentucky) | |
|---|---|
| Chickasaw tribal land, Kentucky territory of Virginia, present-day site one mile south of Wickliffe, Ballard County, Kentucky | |
| Type | stockade |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Virginia |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1779 |
| In use | 1779–1781 |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
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Return of the public stores (at Fort Jefferson), signed Martin Carney, approximately February 16, 1781
In 1779, George Rogers Clark built a stronghold of the same name at the intersection of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in order to consolidate his forces and to control access to the Ohio.[2][3]
The original fort was occupied until 1781. The formal town was founded in 1858.[1] The town itself no longer exists, the site is now home of the Phoenix Paper mill.
References
- "Fort Jefferson, Kentucky". Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer. 1994. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- Ryan, Finley (2000-02-13). "Fort Jefferson, 1779". Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Jefferson (Kentucky)
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