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In Memory of the Black Coal Miner image, Touch for more information
By Duane Hall, August 3, 2016
In Memory of the Black Coal Miner
101 Kentucky, Harlan County, Lynch — To Honor the Black Coal Miners
Near State Highway 6 at Pirate Way, on the left when traveling east.
102 Kentucky, Harrison County, Cynthiana — Former Site of Banneker High School — 1937-1963
On West Penn Street at County Road 1004, on the right when traveling west on West Penn Street.
103 Kentucky, Hart County, Munfordville — 2194 — Albery Allson Whitman
On Caldwell Street east of East Union Street, on the right when traveling east.
104 Kentucky, Hart County, Munfordville — Carter-Dowling School / Teachers at "Colored" Elementary Schools of Hart County Circa 1950
On South Street just east of Caldwell Street.
105 Kentucky, Hart County, Munfordville — Hart County One-Room Schools — 1945-1946
On E South Street north of Main Street (U.S. 31W), on the left when traveling north.
106 Kentucky, Hart County, Munfordville — Munfordville in the Civil War
On Dixie Highway / Main Street (U.S. 31W) at South Street, on the left when traveling south on Dixie Highway / Main Street.
107 Kentucky, Henderson County, Henderson — Father of the Blues
Near North Water Street north of 1st Street, on the left when traveling north.
108 Kentucky, Henderson County, Henderson — 2 — Military Execution of Guerrillas
On North Water Street at 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on North Water Street.
109 Kentucky, Henderson County, Henderson — 2574 — The African Baptist Church
On South Elm Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on South Elm Street.
110 Kentucky, Henry County, New Castle — 2524 — Grand United Order of Odd Fellows — Washington Lodge #1513
On South Main Street (U.S. 421) south of East Cross Main Street (Route 573), on the right when traveling south.
111 Kentucky, Hickman County, Columbus — African Americans at Columbus during the Civil War
112 Kentucky, Hickman County, Columbus — Fourth United States Colored Heavy Artillery
113 Kentucky, Hickman County, Columbus — The History of Columbus, Kentucky
114 Kentucky, Hopkins County, Earlington — 2548 — J.W. Million School / Prof. Lester G. Mimms
On North Mc Euen Avenue (Kentucky Route 1337) north of County Route 3057, on the right when traveling north.
115 Kentucky, Hopkins County, Madisonville — 2377 — Rosenwald High School / Professor C. L. Timberlake
On North Kentucky Avenue at Couch Street, on the right when traveling north on North Kentucky Avenue.
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116 Kentucky, Hopkins County, Madisonville — 2611 — Zion Temple A.M.E. Zion Church
On North Church Street at Oates Street, on the left when traveling north on North Church Street.
117 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville — 2321 — Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton / African American Jockey
Near Bashford Manor Lane, 0.1 miles west of Bardstown Road (U.S. 31E), on the left when traveling west.
118 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville — 1982 — Berrytown
On La Grange Road (State Road 146) at Heafer Road, on the right when traveling north on La Grange Road.
119 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville — 2032 — Berrytown Cemetery
On Berrytown Road at Woodbrook Court, on the right when traveling east on Berrytown Road.
120 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville — Ednum Gregg — Long Run Cemetery —
Near Old Stage Coach Road, 0.1 miles east of Long Run Road, on the right when traveling east.
121 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville — Forest Public School — 1905-2010
On Berrytown Road east of La Grange Road (Kentucky Road 146), on the right when traveling east.
122 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Bon Air — 2435 — Bray Place / Scoggan-Jones Horse Farm
On Medford Lane at Bashford Manor Lane, on the right when traveling north on Medford Lane.
123 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Butchertown — 2291 — Jug Band Pioneer
Near River Road.
124 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Chickasaw — 2074 — "Little Africa"
On Virginia Avenue at Interstate 264, on the left when traveling west on Virginia Avenue.
125 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Chickasaw — 2602 — Carl Braden Memorial Center / Home to Campaigns for Racial Justice
On West Broadway west of South 32nd Street, on the left when traveling west.
126 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Chickasaw — 2591 — Chickasaw Park
On Chickasaw Loop Road at Southwestern Parkway, on the right when traveling north on Chickasaw Loop Road.
127 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Chickasaw — 2339 — Muhammad Ali's Home Site / "Education Brings Self-Respect" — Muhammad Ali
On Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
128 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Chickasaw — 2585 — Samuel M. Plato, 1882-1957
On Southwestern Parkway at Hale Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Southwestern Parkway.
129 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Chickasaw — 2593 — Virginia Avenue Colored School
On Virginia Avenue west of South 36th Street, on the left when traveling west.
130 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 4 — Blue Boar Cafeteria — Sit-In Demonstration Site
On West Muhammad Ali Boulevard at Cathedral Way, on the left when traveling west on West Muhammad Ali Boulevard.
131 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 2355 — Campaign to End Racial Segregation in Louisville
On South 4th Street at West Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south on South 4th Street.
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132 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 1677 — Center Street C.M.E. Church / Brown Memorial C.M.E. Church
On West Chestnut Street east of South 9th Street, on the left when traveling east.
133 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 1964 — Charles W. Anderson, Jr. — 1907-1960
On South 6th Street at West Jefferson Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south on South 6th Street.
134 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 5 — Civil Rights Movement Overview - Fourth Street Sit-In Demonstration Sites
On South 4th Street south of West Muhammad Ali Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
135 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 2072 — Kentucky Fugitives to Canada
On W. Main Street (U.S. 31W) at N. 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on W. Main Street.
136 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 2119 — Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / York
On West River Road, 0.1 miles north of North 4th Street.
137 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 2609 — Nannie Helen Burroughs / Notable Educator, Social Activist — (1879-1961)
On South 8th Street south of West Muhammad Ali Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
138 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 1793 — Old Catholic High School
On South 8th Street at West Liberty Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south on South 8th Street.
139 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 1949 — Second African Baptist Church
On 1st. Street at Market Street on 1st. Street.
140 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 2 — Sit-In Demonstration Site — Kaufman-Straus — 427 South Fourth Street —
On South 4th Street, on the left when traveling south.
141 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 3 — Sit-in Demonstration Site — Stewart's Dry Goods — 501 South Fourth Street —
On South 4th Street at West Muhammad Ali Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on South 4th Street.
142 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 6 — Sit-in Demonstration Site — Walgreens — 526 South Fourth Street —
On South 4th Street at Guthrie Street, on the left when traveling north on South 4th Street.
143 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 7 — Sit-In Demonstration Site — Mary Anderson Theater, 610 South Fourth Street — Rialto Theater, 616 South Fourth Street —
On South 4th Street just south of West Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south.
144 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 8 — Sit-In Demonstration Site — Penthouse/United Artists Theater — 625 South Fourth Street —
On South 4th Street just south of West Chestnut Street, on the left when traveling south.
145 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 1 — Sit-In Demonstration Sites — Markers Project
On South 4th Street at West Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north on South 4th Street.
146 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 1990 — Slave Trading In Louisville / Garrison Slave Pen Site
On S 2nd Street at W Main Street, on the right when traveling north on S 2nd Street.
147 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 1989 — Slavery Laws In Old Kentucky / Site of Arterburn Brothers Slave Pens
On 1st Street just south of Market.
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148 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — York
On W Main Street, 0.2 miles north of Place Montpellier, on the right when traveling west.
149 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Hawthorne — Agriculture & Farmington
Near Farmington Access Rd. east of Lowell Avenue.
150 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Hawthorne — 2231 — Farmington
On Bardstown Road (U.S. 31E) at Wendell Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Bardstown Road.
151 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Hawthorne — The Cabin at Farmington
Near Farmington Access Rd. east of Lowell Avenue.
152 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Irish Hill — 2134 — Murray Atkins Walls Civil Rights Pioneer
On Lexington Road, on the right when traveling west.
153 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Limerick — 2020 — Louisville Municipal College
On West Kentucky Street west of South 7th Street (Kentucky Route 1931), on the right when traveling east.
154 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Limerick — 1898 — Noted School Site
On West Kentucky Street at South 6th Street, on the right when traveling east on West Kentucky Street.
155 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Limerick — 2525 — Seelbach-Parrish House
On South 6th Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
156 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Limerick — 1661 — Simmons University
On South 7th Street north of Zane Street, on the left when traveling north.
157 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Newburg — 2094 — Forest Home Cemetery
On Petersburg Road, 0.2 miles south of Unseld Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
158 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Old Louisville — 2592 — Columbia Gym
On South 4th Street south of York Street, on the right when traveling south.
159 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Old Louisville — 2134 — Murray Atkins Walls — Civil Rights Pioneer
On York Street at Library Place, on the left when traveling east on York Street.
160 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Old Louisville — 10 — Sit-in Demonstration Site — The Brown Hotel — 335 West Broadway —
On West Broadway at South 4th Street, on the left when traveling east on West Broadway.
161 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Old Louisville — 11 — Sit-in Demonstration Site — Brown Theatre — 315 West Broadway —
On West Broadway (U.S. 150) just west of South 3rd Street (Kentucky Route 1020), on the right when traveling west.
162 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Old Louisville — The Derek Smith Gymnasium at Spalding University — Home of Tomorrow's Champions — Derek E. Smith, November 1, 1961 - August 9, 1996 —
On South 4th Street, 0.1 miles south of York Street, on the right when traveling south.
163 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Parkland — 1845 — Calvary Baptist Church
On South 28th Street at Woodland Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South 28th Street.
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164 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Phoenix Hill — 1693 — Green Street Baptist Church
On East Gray Street west of South Hancock Street, on the right when traveling west.
165 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Poplar Level — 1992 — Louisville Cemetery / William Walker, Sr. (1860-1933)
On Poplar Level Road (State Road 864) 0.1 miles south of Eastern Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
166 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Portland — 2533 — Landmark Civil Rights Victory
On North 37th Street at Pflanz Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North 37th Street.
167 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Russell — 2590 — Central High School
Near South 11th Street at West Chestnut School, on the left when traveling north.
168 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Russell — 1663 — Dr. James Bond (1863-1929) / Early Leader and Educator
On West Chestnut Street east of South 10th Street, on the right when traveling east.
169 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Russell — 1998 — I. Willis Cole, 1887-1950 / Home of I. Willis Cole
On West Muhammad Ali Boulevard west of South 23rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
170 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Russell — 1662 — Knights of Pythias Temple / Hub of Culture and History
On West Chestnut Street east of South 10th Street, on the right when traveling east.
171 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Russell — 1545 — Louisville Western Branch Library
On West Chestnut Street at South 10th Street, on the right when traveling east on West Chestnut Street.
172 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Russell — 2581 — Samuel M. Plato, Architect / Buildings by Samuel M. Plato
On West Broadway (U.S. 60) at 13th Street, on the right when traveling west on West Broadway.
173 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Russell — 1657 — Zion Baptist Church
On West Muhammad Ali Boulevard at South 22nd Street, on the left when traveling west on West Muhammad Ali Boulevard.
174 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Saint Joseph — 2534 — Red Cross Hospital
On South Shelby Street at Lydia Street, on the right when traveling south on South Shelby Street.
175 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Smoketown — 2589 — Presbyterian Community Center
On South Hancock Street south of Roselane Court, on the right when traveling south.
176 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Smoketown — 2055 — Rev. William H. Sheppard
On South Hancock Street at East Jacob Street, on the right when traveling north on South Hancock Street.
177 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Smoketown — 1985 — Smoketown / Historic Area
On East Broadway at South Hancock Street, on the right when traveling east on East Broadway.
178 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Alpha Kappa Alpha
On South Brook Street, on the right when traveling south.
179 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Alpha Phi Alpha
On South Brook Street, on the right when traveling south.
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180 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Anne M. Braden — (1924-2006)
On W. Cardinal Boulevard near S. 2nd Street.
181 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Brother Charles H. Parrish, Jr.
On East Centennial Walk.
182 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — 2008 — Charles H. Parrish, Jr. — (1899-1989)
On East Centennial Walk.
183 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Delta Sigma Theta
On South Brook Street, on the right when traveling south.
184 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Dr. Charles Henry Parrish, Jr. — (1899-1989)
On W. Cardinal Boulevard, 0 miles S. 2nd Street, in the median.
185 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Dr. Eleanor Young Love — (1922-2006)
On W. Cardinal Boulevard just west of S. 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west.
186 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Dr. J. Blaine Hudson, Jr. — (September 8, 1949-January 5, 2013)
On S. 3rd Street, 0 miles south of W. Cardinal, on the left when traveling north.
187 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Dr. Joseph H. McMillan, Sr — (1929-2010)
On W. Cardinal Boulevard near S. 2nd Street.
188 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Dr. Rufus E. Clement — (1900-1967)
On W. Cardinal Boulevard near S. 2nd Street.
189 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Freedom Park: A Journey to Freedom — Reconstruction / Readjustment
On South 3rd Street south of West Cardinal Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
190 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Freedom Park: A Journey to Freedom — The Civil War
On South 3rd Street (Kentucky Route 1020) south of West Cardinal Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
191 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Freedom Park: A Journey to Freedom — The Underground Railroad
On South 3rd Street south of West Cardinal Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
192 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Freedom Park: A Journey to Freedom — Slavery
On West Cardinal Boulevard at South 2nd Street (Kentucky Route 1020), on the right when traveling east on West Cardinal Boulevard.
193 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Freedom Park: A Journey to Freedom — The Ongoing Struggle
On South 2nd Street (Route 1020) just south of West Cardinal Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
194 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Freedom Park: A Journey to Freedom — The Civil Rights Movement
On South 2nd Street (Kentucky Route 1020) south of West Cardinal Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
195 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Freedom Park: A Journey to Freedom — Resistance in the Era of Segregation
On South 2nd Street (Kentucky Route 1020) at West Brandeis Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South 2nd Street.
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196 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Iota Phi Theta
On South Brook Street, on the right when traveling south.
197 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Kappa Alpha Psi
On South Brook Street, on the right when traveling south.
198 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — National Pan-Hellenic Council
On South Brook Street, on the right when traveling south.
199 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Omega Psi Phi
On South Brook Street, on the right when traveling south.
200 Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Phi Beta Sigma
On South Brook Street, on the right when traveling south.

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