Historic Forts in Kentucky

22 forts across 7 eras · 2 still active military bases today.

Quick Statistics

22

Total forts

7

Eras represented

2

Active bases today

13

Open to visitors

4

Coastal defense

Forts by Era

Civil WarMost common7 · 32%

American Revolution6 · 27%

Indian Wars & Frontier5 · 23%

World War II1 · 5%

Spanish-American War & Coastal Defense1 · 5%

Other / Unspecified1 · 5%

War of 18121 · 5%

Map of Forts in Kentucky

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All Forts in Kentucky

American Revolutionary WarBryan StationLexington · est. 1776 Revolutionary WarCorn IslandLouisville · est. 1778 Indian WarsFloyd's StationSt. Matthews, Kentucky · est. 1779 Civil WarFort AllenNew Haven, LaRue County · est. 1862 American Revolutionary WarFort BoonesboroughMadison County · est. 1775 World War II onwards🪖 Active BaseFort CampbellOak Grove, Kentucky / Clarksville, Tennessee · est. 1942 American Civil WarFort DeWolfShepherdsville Civil WarFort DuffieldWest Point, Kentucky · est. 1861 American frontier settlement / Indian Wars eraFort HarrodHarrodsburg · est. 1774 Indian WarsFort HartfordHartford, Ohio County · est. 1782 American Civil WarFort HeimanCalloway County, Kentucky Civil WarFort HillFrankfort, Kentucky · est. 1862 American Revolutionary WarFort JeffersonBallard County · est. 1780 Civil War, World War II🪖 Active BaseFort KnoxBullitt, Hardin, and Meade counties · est. 1918 American Civil WarFort NelsonJessamine County, near Nicholasville · est. 1863 Spanish-American WarFort ThomasCampbell County · est. 1890 Other / UnspecifiedFort ViennaCalhoun, McLean County Indian WarsFort WilliamJefferson County, near St. Matthews and Lyndon · est. 1785 Revolutionary WarFort-on-ShoreLouisville · est. 1778 Indian WarsLow Dutch StationLouisville · est. 1780 War of 1812, Civil WarNewport BarracksNewport · est. 1803 Indian Wars / Revolutionary War eraSprings StationLouisville · est. before 1782

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