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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1786-1797) - A [[Revolutionary War]] fort established in 1786 by Captain [[Walter Finney]] on the Ohio River in present day Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. Renamed [[Fort Steuben]] in 1789 after Baron [[Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben]], [[Revolutionary War]] hero. Abandoned in 1797. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1786-1797) - A [[Revolutionary War]] fort established in 1786 by Captain [[Walter Finney]] on the Ohio River in present day Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. Named for Captain Finney. Renamed [[Fort Steuben]] in 1789 after Baron [[Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben]], [[Revolutionary War]] hero. Abandoned in 1797. | ||
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Revision as of 10:36, 28 August 2012
Fort Finney (1786-1797) - A Revolutionary War fort established in 1786 by Captain Walter Finney on the Ohio River in present day Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. Named for Captain Finney. Renamed Fort Steuben in 1789 after Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Revolutionary War hero. Abandoned in 1797.
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Fort Finney History
Current Status
Marker only in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana
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Location: ppppp, Clark County, Indiana. Maps & Images Lat: 38.267910 Long: -85.744683 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 280
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Visited: 26 Aug 2012
Fort Finney Picture Gallery
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