Historedia
Person

George Rogers Clark

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1778

Every event in Historedia whose sources name George Rogers Clark, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Settlement of Louisville by George Rogers Clark

    1778

    Role: Founder and leader of the settling party; Virginia militia officer

    1. 1778 · Corn Island at the Falls of the Ohio, vicinity of modern LouisvilleSettlement on Corn Island and founding of 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.

Sources

  1. George Rogers Clark Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
  2. Louisville, Kentucky Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24