Battle of Buena Vista

ID: 662
This file appears in: Buena Vista Furnace

This Currier and Ives lithograph image depicts the Battle of Buena Vista, fought on February 22-23, 1847. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Buena Vista Furnace

By Daniel Burge
Historical Marker #1010 in Boyd County notes the location of the Buena Vista Furnace. Established in 1847, it was named for the Mexican-American War battle fought that same year. U.S. and Mexican…