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

Long Run Massacre

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020

1. Long Run Massacre Marker

Inscription. One mile south. Scene of massacre, undoubtedly the bloodiest in early Kentucky, which took place, 1781. A Miami Indian party killed over 60 pioneers en route from Squire Boone's Painted Stone Station to safety of forts at Falls of Ohio. Next day, reinforced by British Capt. McKee's Hurons, they killed 16 of 25 militia led by Col. John Floyd to bury massacre victims.

Erected 1966 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 991.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.

Location. 38° 14.187′ N, 85° 25.879′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Fisherville. It is on Shelbyville Road (U.S. 60) west of Arlington Meadows Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eastwood KY 40018, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Abraham Lincoln (a few steps from this marker); You Stand on Historic Ground (approx. 1.6 miles away); In Memory of Abraham Linkhorn (Lincoln) (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ednum Gregg

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(approx. 1.6 miles away); Benjamin Bridges, Sr. (approx. 1.6 miles away); Handmade Stone (approx. 1.6 miles away); Warfield Young (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lincoln Institute Campus (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

More about this marker. The marker is difficult to spot as it faces the side of a high-speed highway. There is a narrow pulloff by the marker and another one, but would not recommend using it unless you're certain of its location and can pull over safely.

Also see . . . Long Run massacre (Wikipedia). (Submitted on December 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020

2. Long Run Massacre Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,237 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.