Glasgow in Barren County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Fort Williams
Photographed by Chad Comer, January 11, 2011
1. Fort Williams Marker
Erected 1969 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1290.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
Location. 37° 0.018′ N, 85° 55.631′ W. Marker is in Glasgow, Kentucky, in Barren County. It is at the intersection of N.L. Rodgers Wells Boulevard (Bypass U.S. 31-E) and Cross Street, on the right when traveling north on N.L. Rodgers Wells Boulevard. Fort is located adjacent to Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glasgow KY 42141, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Country and in the Pennyroyal Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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: A different marker also named Fort Williams (approx. 0.2 miles away); Glasgow Municipal Cemetery (approx. half
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Other markers no longer nearby. General Joseph H. Lewis (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); Attack on Fort Williams (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); Defending Glasgow (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
2. Fort Williams Marker
Looking north on US 31E/Wells Blvd. Cross Street in the right foreground.
Photographed by Chad Comer, January 11, 2011
3. Fort Williams
Photographed by Chad Comer, January 11, 2011
4. Fort Williams (inside)
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
5. Fort Williams cannon
Cannon emplacement inside the fort, seen from near the secondary marker.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
6. Fort Williams
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
7. Fort Williams
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
8. Fort Williams
as seen from the Lewis family plot in the cemetery
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
9. Lewis Family graves
Lewis family plot in the Glasgow Cemetery. Smaller obelisk in the background lists the various family members buried here.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
10. Joseph Horace Lewis grave stone
KY. Legislator 1850-1-3;
Brigadier General, C.S.A.;
Elected to Congress, 1870;
Circuit Judge, 1880;
Judge KY. Court of Appeals, 1882 - 1889.
Died July 6, 1904
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 23, 2012
11. Fort Williams Marker
secondary marker located next the flagpole, placed July 4, 1991 -
Fort Williams
1863-1865
On 6 October, 1863, Confederate
forces raided Fort Williams
Union losses were 9 KIA,
26 WIA and 226 POW.
Confederate losses were
1 KIA and 4 WIA.
Fort Williams
1863-1865
On 6 October, 1863, Confederate
forces raided Fort Williams
Union losses were 9 KIA,
26 WIA and 226 POW.
Confederate losses were
1 KIA and 4 WIA.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2011, by Chad Comer of Gamaliel, Kentucky. This page has been viewed 2,928 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 11, 2011, by Chad Comer of Gamaliel, Kentucky. 2. submitted on July 23, 2012, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 3, 4. submitted on January 11, 2011, by Chad Comer of Gamaliel, Kentucky. 5. submitted on July 23, 2012, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 6, 7. submitted on July 30, 2012, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on July 23, 2012, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
