Fort Nelson (Kentucky)
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fort-nelson-kentucky-169-18089355
title:
Fort Nelson (Kentucky)
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Fort Nelson, built in 1781 by troops under George Rogers Clark including Captain Richard Chenoweth, was the second on-shore fort on the Ohio River in the area of what is now downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Fort-on-Shore, the downriver and first on-shore fort, had proved to be insufficient barely three years after it was established. In response to continuing attacks from Native Americans and the threat of British attacks during the Revolutionary War, Fort Nelson was constructed between what is cu
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Nelson_(Kentucky)
date created:
2006-09-10T18:31:20Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T18:57:03Z
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