Port Fulton, Indiana
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Port Fulton was a town located two miles up the river from Louisville, within present-day Jeffersonville, Indiana. At its height it stretched from the Ohio River to modern-day 10th Street, and from Cr
Port Fulton's Main Street, as it appears today as part of Jeffersonville.
Henry French House
Howard Mansion
Jefferson General Hospital
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Jefferson General Hospital was the third-largest hospital during the American Civil War, located at Port Fulton, Indiana and was active between February 21, 1864, and December 1866. The land was owned
Port Fulton, Indiana
…In April 1853 the city of Jeffersonville attempted to annex Port Fulton, only to be stymied by its residents. The third-largest Civil War hospital, Jefferson General Hospital, was operated there, formed from the Brighton estate owned by Jesse Bright that was confiscated by Union authorities. In 1880 the population was 907…
Jefferson General Hospital
The property today
Meijer Fields, formerly Shannon Park, built above the Civil War cemetery
Historical marker closeup