Floyd's Station was a fort on Beargrass Creek in what is now St. Matthews, Kentucky. In November 1779 James John Floyd built cabins and a stockade near what is now Breckenridge Lane.[1] In 1783, John Floyd, future Governor of Virginia was born in the Station. The pioneer's father was killed by Indians twelve days before the birth of his son.[2] The station was one of six on Beargrass Creek and was involved in local conflict with Native Americans in the area for the next five years.[3] All that remain today of Floyd's Station are a spring house and cemetery.[4]
Approximate location: 38°14′22.28″N 85°38′46.85″W / 38.2395222°N 85.6463472°W
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See also
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References
edit- ^ Yater, George H. (1987). Two Hundred Years at the Falls of the Ohio: A History of Louisville and Jefferson County, 2nd edition, Filson Club, Incorporated, 12-13.
- ^ "Floyd, John biography - S9.com". www.s9.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07.
- ^ Adventure West with Famous Floyds
- ^ "Lewis and Clark in Kentucky". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
Further reading
edit- Neal O. Hammon, ed. (2013). John Floyd: The Life and Letters of a Frontier Surveyor. Louisville: Butler Books. ISBN 978-1-935497-69-1. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
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