Fort Jefferson (Kentucky)

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Fort Jefferson was a town on the Mississippi River about one mile south of Wickliffe, Kentucky in southwestern Ballard County.[1] The formal town was founded in 1858[1]; however, 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]

The original fort was occupied until 1781, and while the town itself no longer exists, the site is now home of the Westvaco paper factory.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Fort Jefferson, Kentucky. Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (1994). Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
  2. ^ Ryan, Finley (2000-02-13). Fort Jefferson, 1779. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.