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

Lewis and Clark in Kentucky — Mulberry Hill / Mulberry Hill

Lewis and Clark in Kentucky — Mulberry Hill Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020

1. Lewis and Clark in Kentucky — Mulberry Hill Marker

Inscription.
Lewis and Clark in Kentucky — Mulberry Hill Home of William Clark from 1785 to 1803, who was a leader of Lewis and Clark Expedition to the west 1803-6. Also home to York, his slave who went with the Corps of Discovery on the expedition.
Presented by Falls of the Ohio Lewis
and Clark Bicentennial Committee.
Mulberry Hill Home of John and Ann Clark and their family, which included sons George Rogers and William Clark. Clarks built house ca. 1785 and family lived here until 1860s. Remains of house and outbuildings razed in 1917 for WWI facility Camp Zachary Taylor. Family cemetery remains with graves of John and Ann Clark and other family members.
Presented by Metro Parks of Louisville and Jefferson Co.

Erected 2000 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2087.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Exploration. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.

Location. 38° 12.988′ N, 85° 43.713′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Audubon. Marker is at the intersection

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of Thruston Avenue and Dixie Street, on the left when traveling south on Thruston Avenue. Marker is at entrance to George Rogers Clark Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1024 Thruston Avenue, Louisville KY 40217, 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. Louisville Cemetery / William Walker, Sr. (1860-1933) (approx. 0.4 miles away); Schnitzelburg / Dainty (approx. 0.9 miles away); City of Audubon Park / A Natural Garden Spot (approx. one mile away); Red Cross Hospital (approx. one mile away); Grotto & Garden of Our Lady of Lourdes (approx. 1.1 miles away); Louisville Cotton Mill / Germantown Mill Lofts (approx. 1.1 miles away); Heroism at Little Big Horn / Saddler Sergeant Otto Voit (approx. 1.1 miles away); Off Shelby / Shelby St. Streetcar Barn (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Mulberry Hill Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020

2. Mulberry Hill Marker

Lewis and Clark in Kentucky — Mulberry Hill / Mulberry Hill Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020

3. Lewis and Clark in Kentucky — Mulberry Hill / Mulberry Hill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 708 times since then and 143 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.