Green River

ID: 2145
This file appears in: Rumsey
Green River

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 Fulton and Livingston counties were named for…