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

Grave of Steamboat Captain

Photographed by Karl Stelly, September 12, 2013

1. Grave of Steamboat Captain Marker

Inscription. Mary M. Miller of Louisville, a pioneer among women, was issued license as master of a steamboat on inland waters, Feb. 16, 1884, in New Orleans. License authorized her to navigate waters of Ouachita, Mississippi, Red, and other western rivers. She and her husband George, a pilot and master, owned steamboat SALINE, built nearby. Died 1894; buried in Portland Cem.

Erected 1986 by The Kentucky Historical Society & The Kentucky Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 1778.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 16, 1862.

Location. 38° 16.342′ N, 85° 48.366′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Portland. It is on Bank Street east of North 38th Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is at the Bank Street entrance to the Portland Cemetery, to the left of the driveway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Louisville KY 40212, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Landmark Civil Rights Victory (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Portland / Our Lady Church

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Montgomery Street School (approx. 0.9 miles away); First Successful Manufacture of Plate Glass in America (approx. one mile away in Indiana); Mansions of New Albany (approx. 1.1 miles away in Indiana); Culbertson Mansion (approx. 1.1 miles away in Indiana); The Culbertson House (approx. 1.1 miles away in Indiana); Culbertson Widows' Home (approx. 1.1 miles away in Indiana). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Also see . . . Mary Millicent Garretson Miller at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on September 18, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Wide View - - Grave of Steamboat Captain Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karl Stelly, September 12, 2013

2. Wide View - - Grave of Steamboat Captain Marker

Photographed by Karl Stelly, September 12, 2013

3. Grave of Steamboat Captain Marker

A wider view, showing the entrance to the Portland Cemetery on Bank Street

Entrance to the Portland Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karl Stelly, September 12, 2013

4. Entrance to the Portland Cemetery

This view is looking eastward along Bank Street.

Portland Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karl Stelly, September 12, 2013

5. Portland Cemetery

View of the cemetery from immediately inside the gate

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2013, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,264 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 17, 2013, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.