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

Billy Goat Strut

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 6, 2022

1. Billy Goat Strut Marker

Inscription.
Louisville is not just known for its Bourbon, it's also one of the world's great racing destinations. But in the early 1800s, decades before the city's most famous racetrack opened. Louisville's settlers, merchants, gamblers, and traders used to crowd into this stretch of alley to watch billy goats race through its narrow confines, earning it the name Billy Goat Strut.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Entertainment • Sports.

Location. 38° 15.272′ N, 85° 44.636′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is on South Jackson Street (Kentucky Route 61) near East Market Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 119 South Jackson Street, Louisville KY 40202, 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

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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 walking distance of this marker: St. John’s Evanglical Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Boniface Parish (approx. ¼ mile away); Alice Virginia Coffin (1848-88) (approx. 0.3 miles away); Thomas Edison (approx. 0.3 miles away); Birth of Truth In Advertising (approx. 0.4 miles away); Slavery Laws In Old Kentucky / Site of Arterburn Brothers Slave Pens (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Louisville Slugger Bat (approx. 0.4 miles away); Second African Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 6, 2022

2. Billy Goat Strut Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2024, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,593 times since then and 194 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2024, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.