Louisa in Lawrence County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Fort Bishop

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 13, 2019

1. Fort Bishop Marker

Inscription. USA Ft. Bishop, 100 yards west, was built to protect against CSA raids. It was named for Captain Wm. Bishop, 100th Ohio Inf., killed in action at Dallas, Ga., May 1864. USA engineers, using detail from 109th Col. Inf., began fort, September 23, 1864. At end of war, April 1865, work was almost complete. Fort had seven field guns. Also called Ft. Gallup and Ft. Hill.

Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 632.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1865.

Location. 38° 6.65′ N, 82° 36.41′ W. Marker is in Louisa, Kentucky, in Lawrence County. It is on Old U.S. 23 (Kentucky Route 32) 0.2 miles south of Madison Street ( Route 3), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3455 KY-2565, Louisa KY 41230, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky, in the Kyova Tri-State Region,

and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The First United Methodist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); County Named, 1821 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lawrence County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Floyd County / Lawrence County Revolutionary War Memorial

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Louisa in Civil War (approx. 0.4 miles away); Vancouver’s Fort (approx. 0.4 miles away); Frederick M. Vinson (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Gay (approx. 0.8 miles away in West Virginia). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisa.

Looking north on KY-32 from marker. (Big Sandy News is on left) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 13, 2019

2. Looking north on KY-32 from marker. (Big Sandy News is on left)

Fort Bishop Map image. Click for full size.

Map made available by Dr. Ryan, Louisa, KY

3. Fort Bishop Map

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 809 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.