Butchertown in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Col. Frederick Geiger / Early Butchertown
(1753-1832)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020
1. Col. Frederick Geiger Marker
Inscription.
Col. Frederick Geiger, also, Early Butchertown.
Col. Frederick Geiger. In 1796, Revolutionary War veteran Frederick Geiger came to Jefferson Co. from Md. Settled in Butchertown in 1807. He raised a company of Ky. Mounted Riflemen for Gen. W. H. Harrison's 1811 Indian Campaign. Wounded at Battle of Tippecanoe. Col. in the War of 18 12 and wealthy landowner. Buried in Cave Hill Cem.,
Early Butchertown. Butchertown land is part of the 1774 survey claimed by Hancock Taylor. By 1797, Henry Fait had a house and a saw and grist mill on Beargrass Creek. Frederick Geiger bought the mill in 1801 and ran a public ferry to Indiana after 1802. After 1815, the neighborhood was a pork packing site for steamboats engaged in the Ohio River trade.
Col. Frederick Geiger
In 1796, Revolutionary War veteran Frederick Geiger came to Jefferson Co. from Md. Settled in Butchertown in 1807. He raised a company of Ky. Mounted Riflemen for Gen. W. H. Harrison's 1811 Indian Campaign. Wounded at Battle of Tippecanoe. Col. in the War of 1812 & wealthy landowner. Buried in Cave Hill Cem.
Early Butchertown
Butchertown land is part of the 1774 survey claimed by Hancock Taylor. By 1797, Henry Fait had a house and a saw & grist mill on Beargrass Creek. Frederick Geiger bought the mill in 1801 and ran a public ferry to Indiana after 1802. After 1815, the neighborhood was a pork packing site for steamboats engaged in the Ohio River trade.
Erected 2011 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2358.)
Location. 38° 15.514′ N, 85° 43.254′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is
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in Butchertown. Marker is at the intersection of Frankfort Avenue (U.S. 60) and Blue Horse Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Frankfort Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1607 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville KY 40206, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020
2. Early Butchertown Marker
Butchertown Historic District:
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Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020
3. Col. Frederick Geiger / Early Butchertown Marker
View of marker, looking eastward.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020
4. Col. Frederick Geiger / Early Butchertown Marker
View, looking westward.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 572 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 29, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.