Vancouver’s Fort - Louisa, KY
N 38° 06.950 W 082° 36.162
17S E 359504 N 4219880
Marker is at the intersection of South Main Cross Street (Kentucky Route 2566) and East Main Street, on the right when traveling west on South Main Cross Street. It is to the left of the courthouse.
Waymark Code: WM17P4A
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2023
Views: 2
Inscription. On the Point, 700 feet East of this spot in the Spring of 1789 was established the First Settlement in this section known as Vancouver’s Fort. Charles Vancouver was granted 15,000 acres on Dec 14, 1788 by Gov. Beverly Randolph of Virginia. He and his men cleared land, built the Fort and planted a crop. A year later they were driven out by the Indians.
Erected 1946 by Louisa Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1789
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