Fort Nelson (Kentucky)
Fort Nelson, built in 1781 by troops under
The fort was used as a courthouse and jail until one was built. The fort was garrisoned until the building of Fort Finney across the river at the site of what is today Jeffersonville, Indiana about 1784. In the fort's place today stands Fort Nelson Park, a pocket park housing a granite monument commemorating the fort.
Fort-on-Shore
Fort-on-Shore (38°15.560′N 85°46.148′W / 38.259333°N 85.769133°W), built in 1778 by William Linn, was the first on-shore fort on the Ohio River in the area of what is now downtown Louisville. George Rogers Clark had directed Linn to move the militia post to the mainland from its original off-shore location at Corn Island. The fort was located near the current intersection of Twelfth and Rowan Streets.
See also
References
- Dawson, Nelson L. (2001). "Fort Nelson". In Kleber, John E. (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. OCLC 247857447. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- Yater, George H. (1987). Two Hundred Years at the Fall of the Ohio: A History of Louisville and Jefferson County (2nd ed.). ISBN 0-9601072-3-1.
38°15′26.8″N 85°45′41.8″W / 38.257444°N 85.761611°W