Fort Finney

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.

Fort Finney Marker Text
Fort Finney Marker Locale

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 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....'

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

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Finney

Visited: 26 Aug 2012

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