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

Farnsley-Moremen House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 27, 2020

1. Farnsley-Moremen House Marker

Inscription. For most of the 19th century this house was center of prosperous Ohio River farm with an active riverboat landing. Built circa 1837 by Gabriel Farnsley (1800-1849). House and 200-acre farm site purchased, 1862, by Alanson Moremen (1803-90). Riverboat landing known as "Soap Landing" in late 1800s.
Presented by Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing, Inc.

Erected 2004 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2141.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 38° 5.814′ N, 85° 53.77′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is on Moorman Road, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing park and historical area. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7410 Moorman Road, Louisville KY 40272, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the

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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: Native American Indian Levee (approx. 1.6 miles away); Rosa Phillips Stonestreet (approx. 3.4 miles away); Kosmosdale — Est. 1905 (approx. 4.3 miles away); St. Andrew's Catholic Church / Early Catholic Church (approx. 5½ miles away); Wisertown / St. Andrew's Church Road (approx. 6.1 miles away); Samuels Property Added to the Jefferson Memorial Forest (approx. 6.7 miles away); Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / Field Brothers (approx. 7 miles away); Fenley Family / Fenley Family Cemetery (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Also see . . . Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing. Website for the historical park. (Submitted on December 4, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 27, 2020

2. Farnsley-Moremen House Marker

Farnsley-Moremen House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by City of Louisville

3. Farnsley-Moremen House

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.