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

Aero Club of Louisville

Photographed By Karl Stelly, November 16, 2019

1. Aero Club of Louisville Marker

Inscription. Much of the early aviation history in Louisville is the result of the Aero Club of Louisville. Founding fathers included pilots returning from WWI & businessmen who saw the potential of aviation beyond military applications. A. H. Bowman, Sidney Park, and Louisville mayor Huston Quinn were among the 18 men who founded the Aero Club.

"Aviators and aerial observers of the World War formed the Aero Club of Louisville yesterday, to use Bowman Field, recently accepted by the War Department as a flying field for reserve officers in the Air Service" (Courier-Journal, Oct. 26, 1922). Bowman Field is one of the longest continuously operating airports in the U.S.

Erected 2008 by The Kentucky Historical Society & the Kentucky Department of Highways, Members of the Aero Club of Lou. (Marker Number 2252.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Industry & Commerce • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.

Location. 38° 13.467′ N, 85° 39.283′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Bowman. Marker is on Gast Boulevard just north of Dutchmans Lane, on the

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right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Louisville KY 40205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rebecca Rosenthal Judah 1866-1932 / National Council of Jewish Women (approx. ¼ mile away); Bowman Field - East (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bowman Field (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Cabin at Farmington (approx. one mile away); Agriculture & Farmington (approx. one mile away); The Brothers Speed — Joshua and James (approx. one mile away); Abraham Lincoln & Farmington — 1841 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / Charles Floyd (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Photographed By Karl Stelly, November 16, 2019

2. Aero Club of Louisville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2019, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 376 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2019, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.