Listed as a place to visit along the Lewis and Clark Historic Trail is the 296-acre Victorian-era Cemetery and Arboretum known as Cave Hill Cemetery. Situated just 2 1/2 miles east of downtown Louisville, the cemetery was chartered in 1848. As usual, I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s step back, a little further in time, to what was originallyContinue reading “Visit Cave Hill: Nature, History, and Wildlife”
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Exploring the Brown Family’s Rich History in Louisville
Many weeks ago, I stumbled upon the Brown Family Cemetery located in Brown Park in Louisville. If you follow my blog, you know all too well how excited I get to find an old cemetery. I took my pictures and returned home to do the research. While I fell down a rabbit hole that tookContinue reading “Exploring the Brown Family’s Rich History in Louisville”
Understanding the Long Run Massacre in Kentucky History
Marked on Shelbyville Rd. in eastern Jefferson County is the site of The Long Run Massacre. The marker of the event is easy to miss as it sits in front of Locust Creek neighborhood. While this photo shows the only thing to see today, it is quite an interesting piece of Kentucky history. As I’veContinue reading “Understanding the Long Run Massacre in Kentucky History”
Forts and Stations of Jefferson County: A Historical Journey
In my last post, Preston, Floyd, and Breckinridge; Revolutionary War Names are a Link to the Past (Part 1), I discussed Floyd’s Station. As noted in that post, Stations were basically mini-forts positioned throughout Colonial Kentucky. Pioneers and explorers west of the Appalachian Mountains used these Stations to defend themselves against the constant attack ofContinue reading “Forts and Stations of Jefferson County: A Historical Journey”
Floyd’s Station: A Revolutionary War Legacy
Revolutionary War history is hidden among subdivisions and apartment complexes in Jefferson County, Kentucky, but the names of these important families remain in plain sight.
The History Behind Horse Cave and Hidden River’s Mystique
Tucked in the center of historic downtown Horse Cave, KY is the hidden jewel, Hidden River Cave.