George Thomas

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This file appears in: Ft. Thomas Army Post
George Thomas

George H. Thomas is pictured here while he was a Civil War general. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Ft. Thomas Army Post

By Katie Crawford-Lackey
Historical Marker #986 in Fort Thomas commemorates the local military post that was created there and its namesake. In 1887, the United States Army moved the Newport Barracks to higher ground in nearby Fort Thomas due to excessive flooding. …