Fairdale in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Lewis and Clark in Kentucky
Field Brothers
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Field Brothers
Photographed by James Hulse, August 16, 2022
1. Lewis and Clark in Kentucky Field Brothers Marker
Lewis and Clark in Kentucky. Field Brothers. Joseph and Reuben Field were two of the most important members of the 1803-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific Ocean. Born in Virginia, they were raised in the present Okolona, Fairdale, and Valley Station areas. Over.
Field Brothers. Two of the first three recruits of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, they were two of the best hunters and received, special praise from Meriwether Lewis for their service. Reuben returned to Ky. after the journey. Joseph was killed in 1807.
Erected 2006 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways; presented by the Ohio River Chapter-Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation; National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior; Ky. Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commission; Falls of the Ohio Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Committee. (Marker Number 2210.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society, and the Lewis & Clark Expedition series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.
Location. 38° 5.132′ N,
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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Samuels Property Added to the Jefferson Memorial Forest (approx. 1½ miles away); Fenley Family / Fenley Family Cemetery (approx. 3.9 miles away); Rosa Phillips Stonestreet (approx. 4 miles away); Brooks' Spring / Westerfield Massacre
Photographed by James Hulse, August 16, 2022
2. Reverse Side - Field Brothers
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1. Joseph and Reubin Field Biography. Kentucky Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission
At the conclusion of the Expedition, in 1806, Meriwether Lewis described the Field brothers as Two of the most active and enterprising young men who accompanied us. It was their peculiar fate to have been engaged in all the most dangerous and difficult scenes of the voyage, in which they acquitted themselves with much honor.(Submitted on August 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
2. Lewis and Clark in Kentucky. Kentucky Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission
The expedition did not spring from nothing at the mouth of the Missouri in May 1804. It was east of the Mississippi where the expeditions very important planning, recruitment, and supply occurred,(Submitted on August 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)and in this Kentucky played a major role.Photographed by James Hulse, August 16, 20223. Lewis and Clark in Kentucky Field Brothers Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, August 16, 2022
4. The view of the Lewis and Clark in Kentucky Field Brothers Marker from the street
Photographed by James Hulse, August 16, 2022
5. The view of the Lewis and Clark in Kentucky Field Brothers Marker from the visitors center
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 833 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
