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Edward Worthington at Worthington's Fort
Irish-born Edward Worthington (c. 1754–1804) reached the Kentucky country as a surveyor on Beargrass Creek by 1775, fought in Lord Dunmore's War, and was wounded defending McClelland's Station against Mingo warriors under Pluggy on December 29, 1776.
As a captain and paymaster under George Rogers Clark he helped take Vincennes (1779), then planted Worthington's Fort about four miles southeast of present Danville.
In 1780 Clark ordered his company to build Fort Jefferson on the Chickasaw Bluffs near the Ohio–Mississippi confluence; continuous Chickasaw pressure forced its abandonment in 1781. Worthington later died of yellow fever in New Orleans while chasing a land-fraud suit.
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Snowden, Shannon. "Edward Worthington at Worthington's Fort." Kentucky History Drive. Published September 27, 2026. Last revised September 27, 2026. https://kyhistorydrive.com/stories/edward-worthington-at-worthingtons-fort/.
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Snowden, Shannon. "Edward Worthington at Worthington's Fort." Kentucky History Drive, published 27 Sept. 2026, last revised 27 Sept. 2026, https://kyhistorydrive.com/stories/edward-worthington-at-worthingtons-fort/.
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