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

Isaac Hite's Home / Isaac Hite

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Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020

1. Isaac Hite's Home Marker

Inscription.
Isaac Hite's Home This log house, which appears as Hite's house on John Filson's map printed in 1784, was on the plantation, Cave Spring, owned by Isaac Hite, an early surveyor. Hite (1753-1794) was born in Virginia. He came to Kentucky in 1773 in Capt. Thomas Bullitt's party which was the first to survey Jefferson Co. and the land on which Louisville now stands.

Isaac Hite In 1775 Isaac Hite represented the Boiling Spring Settlement at Transylvania Convention that met at Boonesborough in first attempt to form government in Ky. He fought beside Boone, Todd and Stoner defending Boonesborough, being wounded on April 24, 1777. He served with Gen. George Rogers Clark in the Indian Campaigns of 1780 and 1782. Hite died in 1794.

Erected 1972 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1435.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 24, 1777.

Location. 38° 16.663′ N, 85° 31.463′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson

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County. Marker is on Lucas Lane east of Cave Spring Place, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12411 Lucas Lane, Louisville KY 40223, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Berrytown Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Forest Public School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Berrytown (approx. ¾ mile away); Newland Log House (approx. 1½ miles away); Lakeland Asylum (approx. 1.6 miles away); A Hospital to Cure the Incurable (approx. 1.6 miles away); Griffytown (approx. 2.1 miles away); Gov. Lawrence Wetherby Statue (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Additional commentary.
1. Isaac Hite
Isaac Hite is my great-great-great-grandpa...A Hite grand-daughter (Cora Hite) married my great-great-grandpa (James L. Carothers)...James L.Carothers & Cora Hite begat James Carothers...who was my great-grandfather...father to my grandpa Charles Carothers...Charles Carothers was my grandpa...and father to my father, Leslie C. Carothers (CPO Navy Ret...WWII, Korea, Vietnam).

— Submitted November 16, 2021, by Franklin Tudela Carothers of Somerset, Kentucky.

Isaac Hite Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020

2. Isaac Hite Marker

Isaac Hite's Home / Isaac Hite Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020

3. Isaac Hite's Home / Isaac Hite Marker

Isaac Hite House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020

4. Isaac Hite House

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,394 times since then and 152 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on December 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.