Settlement on Corn Island and founding of Louisville
- When
- 1778
- Where
- Corn Island at the Falls of the Ohio, vicinity of modern Louisville
In 1778 George Rogers Clark's expedition settled Corn Island; the settlement left there led to the founding of Louisville, which Clark is credited with founding.
The first European settlement in the vicinity of modern-day Louisville was established on Corn Island in 1778 by Colonel George Rogers Clark. The settlement the party left behind on Corn Island led to the founding of Louisville, Kentucky, for which Clark came to be credited. The city was named after King Louis XVI of France and became one of the oldest cities west of the Appalachians. The supplied passages do not specify the number of settler families or an exact founding day, so the traditional figure of 13 families and the 1 January date remain unconfirmed.
Sources
- Louisville, Kentucky Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
- George Rogers Clark Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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