Rockcreek Lexington Road in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Spring Fort Built Before 1782

Photographed by Shane Oliver, July 26, 2021

1. Spring Fort Built Before 1782 Marker

Inscription. The rock spring on Beal's Branch 800 feet south marks Spring Fort. One of the pioneer "Beargrass settlements" contemporary with the founding of Louisville. When its commander, Richard Steele, was wounded in an Indian attack, his wife, at Floyd's first fort, seized her baby and, riding through the night amid shots from the red men, sped up what is now Story Avenue across Beargrass Creek and Lexington Road and through the fort's hastily opened gateway to the succor of her husband.

Erected 1939 by The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. (Marker Number 26.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames of America, National Society of series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1782.

Location. 38° 14.838′ N, 85° 40.168′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Rockcreek Lexington Road. It is at the intersection of McCready Avenue and Trinity Road, on the right when traveling

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south on McCready Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 521 McCready Avenue, Louisville KY 40206, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Crescent Hill Reservoir and Gatehouse (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gilman's Point / St. Matthews (approx. 0.9 miles away); Filtration Plant / Reservoir and Gatehouse (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Fair Grounds 1853-73 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Early Blacksmith Shop (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mockingbird Valley (approx. 1.2 miles away); Beechland (approx. 1.3 miles away); John Floyd's Grave (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

More about this marker. Inscription contains a

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020

2. Spring Fort Built Before 1782 Marker

term for Native Americans that is considered offensive.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,474 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 5, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on December 8, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.