Green River

ID: 2145
This file appears in: Rumsey

This photograph shows a dam on the Green River near Rumsey. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Rumsey

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1264 in McLean County notes the namesake of the town of Rumsey. Kentucky claims strong ties to the steamboat. Early innovator John Fitch lived his last years in Bardstown, and…