Corn Island (Kentucky)

Clark established the farming colony on the island as a communication post to support his famous military campaign in the Illinois Country.

From early as 1806, deforestation, erosion, and the mining of its limestone caused the island's footprint to shrink and threatened it with submersion.

To improve navigation, from 1889 to 1891, the Army Corps of Engineers blasted and excavated the rock base of the island until it was submerged.

According to Jefferson County Clerk, property taxes for land that was Corn Island are currently paid by the James family of Louisville.

The Corn Island "land" has been in the family for generations, and it has continued to pay the annual tax bill for it.

[citation needed] The annual Corn Island Storytelling Festival in September takes its name from the subject landmark.