Jeffersonville, Indiana Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Pre-founding==== The foundation for what would become Jeffersonville began in 1786 when Fort Finney was established near where the [[John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge|Kennedy Bridge]] is today. [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] planners chose the location for its view of a nearby bend in the [[Ohio River]], which offered a strategic advantage in the protection of [[settler]]s from [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]].<ref name="Nokes-2002">{{Cite book|last=Nokes|first=Garry J.|title=Images of America: Jeffersonville Indiana|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2002|isbn=0-7385-2041-1|location=Charleston, SC|pages=99}}</ref> Overtime, a settlement grew. In 1791 the fort was renamed to Fort Steuben in honor of [[Baron von Steuben]]. Then in 1793 the fort was abandoned.<ref name="JeffHist" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page