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Floyd's Station was a fort on Beargrass Creek in what is now St. Matthews, Kentucky. In November 1779 James John Floyd built cabins and a stockade near what is now Breckenridge Lane. In 1783, John Floyd, future Governor of Virginia was born in the Station. The pioneer's father was killed by Indians twelve days before the birth of his son. The station was one of six on Beargrass Creek and was involved in local conflict with Native Americans in the area for the next five years. All that remain today of Floyd's Station are a spring house and cemetery.

Approximate location: 38°14′22.28″N 85°38′46.85″W / 38.2395222°N 85.6463472°W / 38.2395222; -85.6463472

Gallery

• James John Floyd
• John Floyd
• Charles Floyd
• 2008 Area Scene

See also

• Corn Island (Kentucky)
• Fort Nelson (Kentucky)
• Fort-on-Shore
• Fort William (Kentucky)
• Spring Station (Kentucky)
• Low Dutch Station
• Bryan's Station
• Station (frontier defensive structure)

References

1. Yater, George H. (1987). Two Hundred Years at the Falls of the Ohio: A History of Louisville and Jefferson County, 2nd edition, Filson Club, Incorporated, 12-13.
2. "Floyd, John biography - S9.com". www.s9.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07.
3. Adventure West with Famous Floyds
4. "Lewis and Clark in Kentucky". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-08-11.

Further reading

• Neal O. Hammon, ed. (2013). John Floyd: The Life and Letters of a Frontier Surveyor. Louisville: Butler Books. ISBN 978-1-935497-69-1. Retrieved 2016-11-15.

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