Fort Mitchell in Kenton County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Gen. Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 30, 2021

1. Gen. Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel Marker

Inscription. Park named for General Mitchel, (1809-62), who assisted in Union defense of Cincinnati during Civil War. Ft. Mitchell, one of 7 forts erected around city, named for him. Born in Ky.; graduate of West Point and served in Mexican War. A noted astronomer, he founded Cincinnati Observatory; later director of the Dudley Observatory, N.Y. Died of yellow fever while in the service.

Erected 2007 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1758.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 39° 3.235′ N, 84° 33.839′ W. Marker is in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, in Kenton County. It can be reached from Grandview Drive north of General Mitchel Lane. Marker is in General Ormsby Mitchel Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ft Mitchell KY 41017, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also 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: Fort Mitchell Country Club Centennial (approx. half a mile away); A Confederate Thrust (approx. half a mile away); Old Fort Mitchell Historic District

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(approx. ¾ mile away); Beechwood Historic District (approx. 0.8 miles away); Confederate Financier / Confederate Benefactor (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fort Mitchel (approx. 1.1 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 1.2 miles away); Fort Wright (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Mitchell.

Also see . . . Ormsby M. Mitchel (Wikipedia). (Submitted on June 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 30, 2021

2. Gen. Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel Marker

Gen. Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel image. Click for full size.

Unknown / Public domain, 1863

3. Gen. Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel

From his posthumous book, The Astronomy of the Bible.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 655 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.