Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Native American Indian Levee

N.A.I.L.

Photographed by Caroline Mitchell Carrico, July 20, 2019

1. Native American Indian Levee Marker

Inscription. Archaeological excavation conducted during the construction of the levee in the 1970's revealed that this region was host to Native American peoples as long ago as 12,000 years. We pay tribute to the early inhabitants of this region of the country and to those who studied and preserved their legacy.

David L. Armstrong
Jefferson County Judge/Executive
Darryl T. Owens
Jefferson County C District Commissioner
Norman Longworth, Civil Engineer
United States Army Corps of Engineers
"Retired"
Named by:
Pleasure Ridge Park Woman's Club
1996

Erected 1996 by Pleasure Ridge Park Woman's Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 38° 7.159′ N, 85° 53.903′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It can be reached from Cane Run Road. Marker is behind Mike Linnig's Restaurant on the Louisville Loop trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9308 Cane Run Road, Louisville KY 40258, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Farnsley-Moremen House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Rosa Phillips Stonestreet (approx. 3½ miles away); St. Andrew's Catholic Church / Early Catholic Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Wisertown / St. Andrew's Church Road (approx. 5.3 miles away); Kosmosdale — Est. 1905 (approx. 5.8 miles away); Civil Rights Struggle, 1954 / Wades: Open Housing Pioneers (approx. 6.4 miles away); Fenley Family / Fenley Family Cemetery (approx. 6.7 miles away); Iroquois Amphitheater / Works Progress Admin., 1935-1943 (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Photographed by Kevin W., August 26, 2024

2. Native American Indian Levee Marker

Photographed by Kevin W., August 26, 2024

3. Native American Indian Levee Marker

Nearby Ohio River Levee Trail sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., August 26, 2024

4. Nearby Ohio River Levee Trail sign

Ohio River Levee Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., August 26, 2024

5. Ohio River Levee Trail

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2019, by Caroline Mitchell Carrico of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 904 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 22, 2019, by Caroline Mitchell Carrico of Memphis, Tennessee. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 26, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.