Isaac Shelby

ID: 2466
This file appears in: Newport: War of 1812
Isaac Shelby

Isaac Shelby, shown here, led Kentucky troops from Newport to Canada. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Newport: War of 1812

By Katie Crawford-Lackey
Historical Marker #507 in Newport commemorates the location where Kentucky volunteers crossed the Ohio River on their way to assist General William Hull against the British and Native American forces besieging Detroit during the War of 1812. …