Fort Jefferson (Kentucky)

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fort Jefferson, Kentucky". Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer. 1994. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  2. ↑ Ryan, Finley (2000-02-13). "Fort Jefferson, 1779". Retrieved 2007-05-29.


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