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

Louisville Cemetery
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William Walker, Sr. (1860-1933)

Louisville Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020

1. Louisville Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
Louisville Cemetery Original 31 acres incorporated Mar. 23, 1886, by prominent black citizens Bishop W. H. Miles, H. C. Weeden, J. Meriwether, A. J. Bibb, W. P. Churchill, William H. Gibson, Sr., and Felix Johnson. Buried here are Dr. Robert B. Scott, cofounder of Louisville Red Cross Hospital; educator Atwood S. Wilson; blues guitarist Sylvester Weaver; and community activist Bessie Allen.

William Walker, Sr. (1860-1933) Born a slave in Woodford County, jockey William “Uncle Bill” Walker won 1877 Kentucky Derby on Baden-Baden. Churchill Downs' leading rider between 1875 and 1878, he retired from saddle in 1896. An expert on Thoroughbred pedigree in America, Walker was instrumental in developing modern racehorse.
Presented by Louisville and Jefferson County
African American Heritage Committee, Inc.

Erected 1996 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1992.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society

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series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 23, 1886.

Location. 38° 13.376′ N, 85° 43.747′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Poplar Level. It is on Poplar Level Road (State Road 864) 0.1 miles south of Eastern Parkway, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1339 Poplar Level Road, Louisville KY 40217, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lewis and Clark in Kentucky — Mulberry Hill / Mulberry Hill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Schnitzelburg / Dainty (approx. half a mile away); Louisville Cotton Mill / Germantown Mill Lofts (approx. ¾ mile away); Red Cross Hospital (approx. ¾ mile away); Off Shelby / Shelby St. Streetcar Barn

William Walker, Sr. (1860-1933) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020

2. William Walker, Sr. (1860-1933) Marker

(approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Vincent de Paul Parish / D.X. Murphy (1853-1933) (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Joseph Infirmary (approx. one mile away); William Shakespeare Caldwell / The Caldwell Sisters (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Also see . . . Louisville Cemetery/William Walker. From Kentucky Historical Society's Explore KY History project. (Submitted on December 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Louisville Cemetery / William Walker, Sr. (1860-1933) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020

3. Louisville Cemetery / William Walker, Sr. (1860-1933) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,284 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on December 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Louisville Cemetery⎯⎯⎯William Walker, Sr. (1860-1933)

Louisville Cemetery
⎯⎯⎯
William Walker, Sr. (1860-1933)