Fort Bishop. USA Ft. Bishop, 100 yards west, was built to protect against CSA raids. It was named for Captain William Bishop, l00th 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 in 1964.
by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Highways Department #0632 of the Kentucky Historical Marker series
Colour: black
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