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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Louisville, Kentucky
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On West Muhammad Ali Boulevard at Cathedral Way, on the left when traveling west on West Muhammad Ali Boulevard.
Sit-In Demonstration Site
Blue Boar Cafeteria
644 South Fourth Street
410 West Muhammad Ali Blvd.
(formerly Walnut Street)
One of two Blue Boar Cafeterias was located at this site. Blue Boar was part of a regional chain that primarily . . . — — Map (db m178312) HM
On South 4th Street at West Main Street (U.S. 31W), on the right when traveling south on South 4th Street.
Bourbon - America's native spirit - was born in Kentucky, created by mixing early settlers' distillation skills with the state's natural geology and geography.
Corn - the essential crop for bourbon - grows abundant here, as do the white . . . — — Map (db m178296) HM
On South 5th Street, 0.1 miles north of West Broadway (U.S. 150), on the right when traveling north.
Built in the Italianate style by tobacco merchant Francis S. J. Ronald in 1868, it was named for the Thomas Brennan family, who lived here from 1884-1969. A native of Ireland and an inventor, he and his wife, Anna, raised 8 children here. In 1912 . . . — — Map (db m161286) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 31W) just east of North 6th Street, on the right when traveling west.
James Bridgeford was born near Louisville in 1807. At 13, he left school and worked as an apprentice in his brother-in-law's metal working shop. By age 22, he had become a skilled metal worker and businessman with a savings of nearly $1,000. . . . — — Map (db m178297) HM
On South 4th Street at West Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south on South 4th Street.
The full-scale assault on racial segregation in Louisville began in Feb. 1961, when local high school students staged non-violent demonstrations. Under leadership of the NAACP & CORE, they demanded passage of laws to end public racial . . . — — Map (db m178317) HM
Near West River Road at North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Louisville’s most famous life saver at the Falls of the Ohio, Captain John F. (Jack) Gilooly (1855 - 1926), assisted in or effected the saving of 6,312 persons, property valued at $5,500,000, and recovery of 400 bodies of drowning victims. Perhaps . . . — — Map (db m104256) HM
On S 5th Street near Cathedral School Court, on the right when traveling north.
Cathedral of the Assumption
Parish first gathered in 1805; founded by Father Stephen Badin, the first Roman Catholic priest ordained in U.S. Congregation moved to this site, 1830. In mid-1830s Catherine Spalding founded orphanage and academy here. . . . — — Map (db m104485) HM
On West Chestnut Street east of South 9th Street, on the left when traveling east.
Center Street C.M.E. Church
Center Street C.M.E. was outgrowth of M.E. Church South. Became first of denomination in Louisville during early 1870s and hosted 3rd General C.M.E. Conference in 1874. Under leadership of Dr. L. H. Brown, church . . . — — Map (db m161256) HM
On South 6th Street at West Jefferson Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south on South 6th Street.
First African American elected to southern state legislature in 20th century; six consecutive terms in Gen. Assembly, beginning in 1935. A Republican from Louisville, he sponsored repeal of Ky.'s public hanging law; funds for African Americans to . . . — — Map (db m161228) HM
On W Jefferson Street at S 5th Street, on the right when traveling west on W Jefferson Street.
City and County Named. Louisville, at the Falls of the Ohio, was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark. Site first served as a military outpost; the city which developed was named for Louis XVI. Kentucky Co., Virginia, was divided in 1780 . . . — — Map (db m104581) HM
On South 4th Street south of West Muhammad Ali Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
In Spring 1960, sit-in demonstrations spread throughout the South, as young African Americans demanded an end to second-class treatment in restaurants, department stores, and movie theaters. In Louisville, the sit-in campaign for an ordinance . . . — — Map (db m178315) HM
On West Market Street (U.S. 31W) at South 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east on West Market Street.
Clarke & Loomis Architects
Charles Julian Clarke (1836-1908) of Frankfort, Ky. & Arthur Loomis (1858-1935) of Jeffersonville, In. collaborated from 1876 on many Louisville landmarks: Carter Dry Goods, Conrad-Caldwell House, Old Medical . . . — — Map (db m161203) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 31W) just east of South 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west.
Distillery owner Richard Cummins built a second facility next to Coon Hollow called Big Springs. By the 1890s, the two distilleries had six bonded warehouses containing some 25,000 barrels of whiskey.
In addition to their own brands, the . . . — — Map (db m178301) HM
On West Main Street at North Fourth Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Louisville architect Dennis Xavier Murphy inherited a thriving architectural firm from Henry Whitestone and solidified it as a preeminent design firm in the growing city. The firm was well-known for its design of the Galt House Hotel; the . . . — — Map (db m204787) HM
On W Main Street at N. Fourth Street, on the right when traveling west on W Main Street.
Arrived in Ky. as early as 1781. Williams was picked in 1797 to serve on Louisville’s first elected Board of Trustees and was appointed Harbor Master for Port of Louisville same year. He was also major contractor in this area and built Jefferson . . . — — Map (db m104367) HM
On W Main Street at N 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on W Main Street.
A native of Wales, Williams came to Kentucky around 1780. In 1783, he built his distillery on the banks of the Ohio River, distilling whiskey from corn on the east side of what is now 5th Street. It is said to have been the first commercial . . . — — Map (db m104373) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 31W) just east of South 6th Street, on the left when traveling west.
The Shapira family, who founded Heaven Hill Distilleries in 1935, purchased the 528 Main Street building in 1954. The address had been home to one of Louisville's finest liquor wholesalers and distributors, the Phil. Hollenbach Company, during . . . — — Map (db m178305) HM
On S 1st Street at E Main Street, on the right when traveling south on S 1st Street.
Site of J.F. Hillerich carpentry shop, 1875-1901. In 1894, J.F.’s son, J.A. “Bud” Hillerich, attended a Louisville Eclipse major league baseball game. After star player Pete Browning broke his bat, Hillerich offered to make a new one. Browning . . . — — Map (db m103523) HM
On W Main Street at N 7th Street, on the right when traveling west on W Main Street.
( left plaque )
Fort Nelson was the third pioneer settlement in Louisville and dates from 1782. The first was Corn Island (1778) and the second was Fort-On-Shore (1779) sited near 12th and Rowan Streets. Fort Nelson was named after the . . . — — Map (db m104416) HM
On W Main Street at Place Montpellier, on the right when traveling west on W Main Street.
General George Rogers Clark
by
Felix W. de Weldon
A Gift to the People of Louisville
by the Hillman-Hopkins Family
( inscribed in the stones on the terrace )
In the spring of 1778, Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark led a small flotilla . . . — — Map (db m104250) HM
On W River Road, on the right when traveling west.
From its earliest beginnings, Louisville's wharf area has played an important role in the development of the city and the nation.
In 1778, George Rogers Clark chose Corn Island as his base of operations for a successful campaign against British . . . — — Map (db m178388) HM
On W Jefferson Street at S 5th Street, on the right when traveling west on W Jefferson Street.
Soldier, Patriot. Founder Of Louisville. Founder Of Kentucky. Conqueror of our first great west from the Alleghany Mountains to the Mississippi River. A son of Virginia. A gallant gentleman and a great American. — — Map (db m104489) HM
Near West River Road at North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Born in Louisville, this actress appeared on Broadway in 1920s and then starred in forty-one comedy, dramatic, and musical films of the 1930s and 40s. Nominated five times for an Academy Award. Her noted films included “Show Boat” (1936), “Anna and . . . — — Map (db m104253) HM
On South 4th Street just north of West Broadway (U.S. 150), on the right when traveling north.
James Graham Brown, philanthropist, lumberman, entrepreneur, builder of hotels, breeder of racehorses, was born in Indiana in 1881. In 1903, he moved to Kentucky and devoted his life, his wide-ranging talents, and indefatigable energy to Louisville . . . — — Map (db m178903) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 31W) just west of South 5th Street, on the left when traveling west.
J. Monks was a liquor wholesaler and rectifier specializing in foreign and domestic liquors and wines, cigars, tobacco, sugar, playing cards, cordials, bitters, and other bar supplies. There were certainly many bars to be supplied - before . . . — — Map (db m178307) HM
On Guthrie Street near S 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
This statesman and entrepreneur fostered Louisville's growth from small town in 1810 to nation's 10th largest city in 1850. Promoted building of Portland Canal and the first R.R. bridge over Ohio River. As president of the University of Louisville, . . . — — Map (db m178347) HM
On West Jefferson Street near South 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
One of three original counties formed when Kentucky Co., Virginia, was divided by Va. Act in 1780. Other 2 counties were Lincoln and Fayette. Jefferson included 19 present-day counties; parts of 11 others. By 1811 reduced to present boundaries. . . . — — Map (db m205257) HM
On South 4th Street just south of West Liberty Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south.
The Jim Beam brand traces its story back to 1795 when Jim Beam's own great-grandfather, Jacob Beam, first ignited the family distilling dynasty. After Prohibition, Jim Beam successfully rebuilt the family distillery in 120 days to reopen in . . . — — Map (db m178302) HM
On W Main Street (U.S. 31W) at N Fourth Street, on the right when traveling west on W Main Street.
The Kentucky Distillers' Association held several important meetings at the historic Galt House in the 1890s.
On June 10th, 1880, representatives of 32 distilleries from across the state met in Louisville to create the Kentucky Distillers' . . . — — Map (db m178888) HM
On W. Main Street (U.S. 31W) at N. 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on W. Main Street.
Thornton and Lucie (also called Ruthy) Blackburn were slaves in Louisville, 1830-31. Thornton was hired out to Wurts and Reinhard's store at 4th and Main. When Lucie was sold to Virgil McKnight, the two escaped by steamboat. They were claimed two . . . — — Map (db m178310) HM
On W Jefferson Street near S 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Kentucky
Medal Of Honor
Memorial
( east side )
The Medal of Honor
America’s highest award for combat valor, the Medal of Honor is presented to armed forces personnel who risked – and often gave – their lives in service . . . — — Map (db m104487) WM
On West River Road, 0.1 miles north of North 4th Street.
Lewis and Clark in Kentucky
York
This enslaved African American who lived most of his life in Louisville, went on Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific, 1803-6. York was the first African American to cross the U.S. coast to coast and . . . — — Map (db m70385) HM
On West River Road at North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on West River Road.
Life Saving Station 10
Life-saving stations, established by the Life-Saving Service, precursor to today's Coast Guard, were set up by the Federal Government along the western rivers in 1881 to provide aid to endangered river travelers. Louisville . . . — — Map (db m104309) HM
On West Jefferson Street (U.S. 60) at South 6th Street on West Jefferson Street.
Born in Louisville and educated at Male High School. Graduated first in Harvard Law School, class of 1877. Practiced law in Boston where he championed the rights of individuals and was known for his social activism. First Jew appointed to U.S. . . . — — Map (db m179129) HM
On West Jefferson Street at South 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on West Jefferson Street. Reported missing.
Louis XVI
1754 – 1793
King of France
1774 – 1793
This city was named Louisville in 1780 because of his support of the American Colonies in the Revolutionary War.
The statue, sculptured by Valois in 1827, was given to Louisville by her . . . — — Map (db m178318) HM
On South 6th Street at West Jefferson Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south on South 6th Street.
Roots traced to 1871, with meetings of lawyers advocating legal reform. Those efforts led to state law guaranteeing that a witness could not be barred from testifying on basis of race or color. Officially established on January 13, 1900, the LBA is . . . — — Map (db m161234) HM
On W Main Street (U.S. 31W) at N 3rd St, on the right when traveling west on W Main Street.
The Louisville Board of Trade, the forerunner to a modern chamber of commerce, was founded in 1862 for members' "mutual protection" and to promote "transportation of commodities." By 1890 the Board had over 40 members associated with the bourbon . . . — — Map (db m178883) HM
On S 6th Street at W Liberty Street, on the left when traveling south on S 6th Street.
“This Memorial
Is Dedicated To The
Firefighters Who
Have Fallen In
The Line Of Duty”
( fire fighters )
Jack Hunt Oct 12, 1874 · Joseph Connell Nov 13, 1886 · Nicholas Lawrence Jan 31, 1888 · Dennis Hamilton Feb 17, . . . — — Map (db m104724) HM
On W Liberty Street at S 6th Street, on the left when traveling east on W Liberty Street.
Dedicated To The
Memory Of Those
Law Enforcement
Officers Who Have
Given Their Lives In
The Line Of Duty
John O’Connell LPD July 8, 1869 · Edward Burne LPD July 4, 1895 · Theodore Bossung LPD November 15, 1907 · William Murphy, LPD . . . — — Map (db m104726) HM
On West Chestnut Street at South 1st Street, on the left when traveling east on West Chestnut Street.
Founded in 1869, the college was one of four medical institutions in city which merged with Medical Dept. of University of Louisville, 1908. College built this limestone Richardsonian Romanesque structure 1891-1893. Building was designed by firm of . . . — — Map (db m161258) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 31E) just west of South 1st Street (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling west.
Kentucky's abundance of natural limestone aquifers provides a water source that's perfect for making drinking water and bourbon. The water is rich in calcium and magnesium and free of impurities like iron, which can discolor bourbon and give . . . — — Map (db m178299) HM
Near West River Road at North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Evolving from the primitive landing of Louisville’s earliest days, the wharf had become a cobblestoned center of city life by the mid-1820s. By the 1850's, as many as 20 steamboats a day arrived and departed here. It was never more active than . . . — — Map (db m104311) HM
On South 4th Street just south of West Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south.
World-famed Louisville actress who made her debut in this city at Macauley's Theater November 27, 1875, and went on to triumphs in Shakespearean roles in New York and England where she retired after marriage. — — Map (db m179216) HM
Near West River Road at North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Mayor Andrew Broaddus
Has Been Designated A
National
Historic Landmark
This Site Posseeses National Significance
In Commemorating The History of the
United States of America
1989
National Park Service
United States Department of . . . — — Map (db m104308) HM
On S 5th Street at Cathedral School Court, on the right when traveling north on S 5th Street.
Beginning in 1831, Mother Catherine Spalding was the vital leader in forming what we now refer to today as "Compassionate Louisville” initiating groundbreaking programs in education, health care, and social service.
Downtown Louisville is . . . — — Map (db m104486) HM
On South 8th Street south of West Muhammad Ali Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
Nannie Helen Burroughs A suffragist, orator, educator, & club/church leader for gender and racial equality, she worked in Louisville for the Foreign Mission Board of Nat’l Baptist Convention from 1900-1910. She created the Woman’s Industrial . . . — — Map (db m203253) HM
On South 8th Street at West Liberty Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south on South 8th Street.
Site of Kentucky's only Catholic high school for blacks. It existed at this location from 1928-1958, operated by the Archdiocese of Louisville. Founded in 1921, the school was administered by pastors of St. Augustine and St. Peter Claver churches, . . . — — Map (db m162237) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Old Forester Distilling Co. continues a legacy that began in 1870. Young pharmaceutical sales rep George Garvin Brown sealed his whiskey exclusively in a glass bottle — an innovative approach when whiskey was commonly sold by the barrel and . . . — — Map (db m178303) HM
On South 6th Street south of West Muhammad Ali Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
On this site stood the George D. Prentice School, which was one of nineteen in Louisville that were commandeered for use as hospitals during Civil War. Worden Pope, an early Louisville civic and political leader, built his home here ca. 1830. It . . . — — Map (db m203373) HM
On W Muhammad Ali Blvd at S 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on W Muhammad Ali Blvd.
Rotary Club of Louisville. First Rotary Club in Ky. and 45th in the world. First met on July 26, 1912 and then weekly at the Henry Watterson Hotel from 1912-1924. The Rotary’s service theme led to creation of Ky. Soc. for Crippled Children. . . . — — Map (db m104472) HM
On East Gray Street at South Brook Street, on the right when traveling east on East Gray Street.
Scottish Rite Temple
Home of Grand Consistory of Ky., a branch of Freemasonry. Chartered 1852 in Louisville by Supreme Council of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction of U.S. of America. Oldest Body under . . . — — Map (db m162238) HM
Second African Baptist Church, now Green Street Baptist Church, was formally organized here, Sept. 29, 1844. As was usual in the years of slavery, the founding members had the sponsorship of a protection committee, appointed by First Baptist . . . — — Map (db m103608) HM
On South 4th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Kaufman-Straus Department Store was located at this site. Kaufman's was one of two large department stores targeted for demonstrations due to its discrimination policy. In early 1960 student members of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), headed . . . — — Map (db m178313) HM
On South 4th Street at West Muhammad Ali Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on South 4th Street.
Stewart's Dry Goods, the largest and most prestigious department store in Louisville, was located at this site. In the 1950s, a trip to Stewart's was a special occasion, requiring a hat and gloves for ladies doing a day of shopping or eating lunch . . . — — Map (db m178314) HM
On South 4th Street at Guthrie Street, on the left when traveling north on South 4th Street.
Walgreens drugstore was located at this site prior to its move in early 2000. On November 27, 1958, a delegation of representatives accompanying Mrs. Iris King, Mayor of Kingston, Jamaica, stopped here briefly to have a cup of coffee following a . . . — — Map (db m178320) HM
On South 4th Street just south of West Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Rialto and Mary Anderson Theaters were the sites of mass demonstrations and arrests during the Nothing New for Easter campaign.
The Rialto Theater opened in 1921 as Louisville's first grand movie palace. The first of the theaters . . . — — Map (db m178902) HM
On South 4th Street just south of West Chestnut Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Louisville Palace Theater originally opened as the Loew's Theater in 1928, and is the former site of the Penthouse/United Artists Theater. The historic landmark opened in 1928 and was designed by architect John Eberson.
Elegant and . . . — — Map (db m178894) HM
On South 4th Street at West Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north on South 4th Street.
The Sit-In Demonstration Sites Markers Project preserves an important part of Louisville’s history. Designed by nationally recognized sculptor Ed Hamilton, each marker bears a logo depicting student protesters to symbolize the civil rights . . . — — Map (db m178321) HM
On S 2nd Street at W Main Street, on the right when traveling north on S 2nd Street.
Slave Trading In Louisville. By the 1850s, Kentucky was annually exporting between 2500 and 4000 of its slaves down river to the large plantations further south. To prevent runaways, traders operating near the Ohio River kept slaves shackled . . . — — Map (db m104173) HM
Slavery Laws In Old Kentucky. Ky.'s 1792 Constitution continued legalized enslavement of blacks in the new state; 1800 tax lists show 40,000 slaves. U.S. banned African slave trade in 1808 but selling of men, women and children in South . . . — — Map (db m103609) HM
Near West Main Street (U.S. 31W) at North 9th Street, on the right when traveling west.
(Originally written in German, the inscription transcribed into English, reads):
Here lie men of the 32nd First German Indiana Regiment sacrificed for the free Institutions of the Republic of the United States of North America.
They fell . . . — — Map (db m174948) HM
On W Main Street at N. Fourth Street, on the right when traveling west on W Main Street.
For a decade after it was completed in 1890, the Columbia Building anchored the northwest corner of Fourth and Main Streets and was the tallest building in the city, matching the height of the world's tallest skyscraper, the Chicago Home Insurance . . . — — Map (db m204690) HM
On North 2nd Street at Clark Memorial Bridge, on the left when traveling north on North 2nd Street.
In A.D. 1669 Robert Cavelier, Sieur de LaSalle, commissioned by the French officials of Louis XIV at Quebec, seeking a water route to China and Japan, guided by an Indian and accompanied by a party in canoes, descended this river, called by the . . . — — Map (db m126434) HM
On East Chestnut Street at South Brook Street, on the right when traveling east on East Chestnut Street.
The Filson Club
Named for John Filson, author of first history of Kentucky, “The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke,” 1784. Founded by Col. Reuben T. Durrett. Formed in his home here May 15, 1884 by: Reuben T. . . . — — Map (db m161259) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 31W) at 2nd Street (U.S. 31), on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
A world-famed inn operated here from 1835 until it burned in 1865. Host to notables, such as author Charles Dickens, it was scene of assassination of USA Gen. Wm. Nelson, Sept. 1862, by USA Gen. J.C. Davis. Sherman and Grant met here March, 1864 to . . . — — Map (db m39350) HM
On West Muhammad Ali Boulevard at South 8th Street, on the left when traveling west on West Muhammad Ali Boulevard.
On this site in 1843, the Sisters of the Good Shepherd opened their first home in the U.S. Here, the Sisters provided shelter and care to girls who found themselves shunned by society and without resources. By 1867 the Louisville City Court referred . . . — — Map (db m161247) HM
Near W Main Street at N 7th Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Stockade
On Corn Island, 1778.
A group of pioneers,
under the military protection
of General George Rogers Clark,
made the original settlement
of the town of Louisville
in May, 1778 on Corn Island,
then about one hundred fifty . . . — — Map (db m104417) HM
On W Main Street at N. Fourth Street, on the right when traveling west on W Main Street.
Columbia Building Cornerstone
Thelma French Schneider
Is an example for all young people of today that anything can be accomplished with hard work and determination. In 1928 her first job was at this site when it was known as the Columbia . . . — — Map (db m104371) HM
On W Jefferson Street near S 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
( inscribed around the base )
This monument to Thomas Jefferson was presented to the people of Kentucky July 4 1900 by Isaac W and Bernard Bernheim to perpetuate the teachings and examples of the Founders of the Republic
( . . . — — Map (db m104579) HM
On West Muhammed Ali Boulevard at South Fourth Street, on the right when traveling west on West Muhammed Ali Boulevard.
Thomas Merton - (1915-68)
Trappist monk, poet, social critic, and spiritual writer. Born in Prades, France. After education at Cambridge and Columbia Univ., he entered Abbey of Gethsemani, Trappist, Ky., 1941; ordained as priest, 1949. His . . . — — Map (db m144470) HM
Near West River Road at North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
U. S. Coast Guard World War II Operations in Louisville From November, 1942 - November, 1944, 134 Coast Guard temporary reservists conducted continuous river patrols from this station. Led by Lt. J.C. Theobald And Lt. (J.G.) W.T. Duvall, this . . . — — Map (db m104310) HM WM
On Louisville Riverwalk just west of Clark Memorial Bridge.
Visitors at Louisville Wharf
James Monroe June 1819 •
Andrew Jackson June 1819 •
Alexis de Tocqueville December 1831 •
Washington Irving September 1832 •
Abraham Lincoln September 1841 •
Charles Dickens April 1842 •
Walt Whitman . . . — — Map (db m83929) HM
Near West River Road at North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
William Clark (1770-1838). Born in Va.; bro. of Geo. Rogers Clark; came here in 1785, in Ky. Militia & US Army, where he met Meriwether Lewis. Together they led 1803-1806 mission to Pacific. Stayed in govt. service; moved to St. Louis in 1808. . . . — — Map (db m104252) HM
On W Main Street, 0.2 miles north of Place Montpellier, on the right when traveling west.
York
(ca. 1772 - before 1832)
Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803-1806) to the Pacific Ocean
York was the first African American to cross the United States from coast to coast. Born a slave belonging to the Clark family, York was . . . — — Map (db m104251) HM
On E Market Street at S Clay Street, on the right when traveling west on E Market Street.
St. John’s Evanglical Church
German congregation founded, 1843. The first local church to join Evangelical Church Society of the West, 1856, pioneer of Evangelical Synod of North America. Hosted first general conference of Society 1859, at church . . . — — Map (db m104470) HM
On Freedom Way, 0.1 miles north of Circle of Champions.
Right Side
Each August, Freedom Hall hosts the World Championship Horse show for American Saddlebreds, tracing its Kentucky Heritage from the birth of our nation. This breed and the industry surrounding it, now represents a major economic . . . — — Map (db m115152) HM
On Shelbyville Road (U.S. 60) west of Arlington Meadows Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Two miles northeast of here Abraham Lincoln, grandfather of the president, was massacred by Indians in May 1786. Long Run Baptist Church, standing on the Lincoln land grant, marks the traditional site of the pioneer's grave.
The original . . . — — Map (db m161772) HM
On Shelbyville Road (U.S. 60) west of Arlington Meadows Drive, on the right when traveling west.
One mile south. Scene of massacre, undoubtedly the bloodiest in early Kentucky, which took place, 1781. A Miami Indian party killed over 60 pioneers en route from Squire Boone's Painted Stone Station to safety of forts at Falls of Ohio. Next day, . . . — — Map (db m161771) HM
On Barret Avenue at East Breckinridge Street, on the right when traveling south on Barret Avenue.
Christ Evangelical United Church of Christ The German Evangelical Church of Christ was founded in 1879. It served as the German community's symbol for religious and social activities. Designed by Charles Meyer in Romanesque Revival style, it was . . . — — Map (db m203215) HM
In early fall of 1841, thirty-two-year-old Abraham Lincoln, then a lawyer in Springfield, Illinois, visited his friend Joshua Speed at Farmington. Lincoln stayed here for a three-week period. At the time, both he and Speed were second-guessing their . . . — — Map (db m162004) HM
Throughout the nineteenth century, Kentucky led the nation in hemp production. By the 1830s, Farmington was 550-acre working hemp plantation - a center of agriculture and industry. Hemp, the most labor-intensive crop grown in the state, perpetuated . . . — — Map (db m244654) HM
On Bardstown Road (U.S. 31E) at Wendell Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Bardstown Road.
Historic residence completed 1816 for John and Lucy (Fry) Speed. The Jefferson-inspired plan by Paul Skidmore includes octagonal rooms, rare in 19th c. Kentucky. As many as 64 African Americans enslaved at Farmington worked the 550-acre hemp . . . — — Map (db m162002) HM
On April 15, 1837, Abraham Lincoln rode into Springfield, Illinois, on a borrowed horse, to begin his career as an attorney. He stopped in a local store where he met the clerk, Joshua Speed, a fellow Kentuckian. They became roommates and began a . . . — — Map (db m162003) HM
To 1997, archaeologists from the Kentucky Archeological Survey and the University of Louisville excavated a 16x16 stone foundation documented to the Rutherford watercolor as a one-story wooden cabin. Based on artifacts recovered from the site, . . . — — Map (db m244656) HM
On Bunker Hill Drive at Tyler Lane, on the right when traveling south on Bunker Hill Drive.
This Greek Revival mansion was the home of world-renowned botanist Dr. Charles Wilkins Short from 1847 to 1863. Front section of Hayfield built by Col. George Hancock ca. 1834. Rear L-shaped part of house dated by some as late 1700s. Among the first . . . — — Map (db m162012) HM
On Park Boulevard at Old Park Blvd, on the left when traveling west on Park Boulevard.
In 1890, Highland Park was created for railroad workers when L&N expanded in south Louisville. The neighborhood quickly thrived. In 1950, it had nearly 7,000 residents. The self-sustaining community had churches, schools, grocery stores, saloons, . . . — — Map (db m244651) HM
On Pennsylvania Run Road, 0 miles south of Vaughn Mill Road, on the right when traveling south.
Started by Presbyterian families who came from Pennsylvania to Kentucky in the 1780s. The first church was a log structure built in the 1790s. The present church was built in 1840. It is one of few churches that survived from 19th century and is one . . . — — Map (db m35348) HM
Near Baxter Avenue (U.S. 31E/150) at Cherokee Road, on the right when traveling north.
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union troops. . . . — — Map (db m161214) HM
Near Lexington Road east of Payne Street, on the right when traveling east.
As governor, 1907- 1911, Willson acted to quell civil unrest caused by Night Riders in tobacco growing areas of western Ky. A native of Maysville, Willson began career in
Louisville. He became the protégé and law partner of U.S. Supreme Court . . . — — Map (db m164862) HM
Near Baxter Avenue (U.S. 31E/150) at Cherokee Road, on the right when traveling north.
Civil War Louisville
When the Civil War began, Louisville was the largest city in Kentucky and the twelfth largest in the nation. Because its commercial and industrial economy was not dependent on slave labor, less than 10 percent of the . . . — — Map (db m161213) HM
On Lexington Road, on the right when traveling west.
Born in 1899 in Indianapolis, Walls earned an M.A. from NY's Columbia Univ. As a teacher, she developed an early black history program in Indiana. In 1930s, Walls worked to secure public housing for blacks in Louisville. In 1940s, she led . . . — — Map (db m161750) HM
Near Baxter Avenue (U.S. 31E/150) at Cherokee Road, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Richmond, Va., on October 29, 1810, Wolfe was one of the first two graduates of
the University of Virginia School of Laws in 1829. After law school, he came to Kentucky to begin his law practice. He was a highly respected criminal . . . — — Map (db m161217) HM